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Online Published: 17 Dec 2015
 


Post-operative bariatric surgery complications: Deficiency of nutrients

Syed Abdul Majid Mufaqam, Soni Dhwani Satishkumar, Patel Palak Arvindkumar.


Abstract
Since more than half of the population in America falls under the category of obesity, scientists have discovered a surgical technique to reduce the weight of the obese patients. Bariatric surgery or gastric bypass surgery is a procedure that has been successful in reducing the weight for obese people. This technique requires a permanent gastric bypass (Roux-en-Y) where part of the stomach and duodenum is removed. Since the size of the stomach is reduced to 20% of its original size along with the removal of duodenum – this may lead to improper absorption of several vitamins and minerals. This review showed that several vitamins and mineral deficiencies are observed in patients, post-operative bariatric surgery. Thiamin, folate, and B12 deficiencies were most commonly observed, and Vitamin A, D, C and B6 deficiencies were also seen in some cases. Iron and calcium deficiencies were also reported by some of the studies.

Key words: Bariatric surgery, Deficiency, Nutrients, Roux-en-Y


 
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Syed Abdul Majid Mufaqam, Soni Dhwani Satishkumar, Patel Palak Arvindkumar. Post-operative bariatric surgery complications: Deficiency of nutrients. J Med Allied Sci. 2013; 3(2): 43-47.


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Syed Abdul Majid Mufaqam, Soni Dhwani Satishkumar, Patel Palak Arvindkumar. Post-operative bariatric surgery complications: Deficiency of nutrients. https://jmas.in/?mno=211113 [Access: September 12, 2024].


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Syed Abdul Majid Mufaqam, Soni Dhwani Satishkumar, Patel Palak Arvindkumar. Post-operative bariatric surgery complications: Deficiency of nutrients. J Med Allied Sci. 2013; 3(2): 43-47.



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Syed Abdul Majid Mufaqam, Soni Dhwani Satishkumar, Patel Palak Arvindkumar. Post-operative bariatric surgery complications: Deficiency of nutrients. J Med Allied Sci. (2013), [cited September 12, 2024]; 3(2): 43-47.



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Syed Abdul Majid Mufaqam, Soni Dhwani Satishkumar, Patel Palak Arvindkumar (2013) Post-operative bariatric surgery complications: Deficiency of nutrients. J Med Allied Sci, 3 (2), 43-47.



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Syed Abdul Majid Mufaqam, Soni Dhwani Satishkumar, Patel Palak Arvindkumar. 2013. Post-operative bariatric surgery complications: Deficiency of nutrients. Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences, 3 (2), 43-47.



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Syed Abdul Majid Mufaqam, Soni Dhwani Satishkumar, Patel Palak Arvindkumar. "Post-operative bariatric surgery complications: Deficiency of nutrients." Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences 3 (2013), 43-47.



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Syed Abdul Majid Mufaqam, Soni Dhwani Satishkumar, Patel Palak Arvindkumar. "Post-operative bariatric surgery complications: Deficiency of nutrients." Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences 3.2 (2013), 43-47. Print.



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Syed Abdul Majid Mufaqam, Soni Dhwani Satishkumar, Patel Palak Arvindkumar (2013) Post-operative bariatric surgery complications: Deficiency of nutrients. Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences, 3 (2), 43-47.