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Cohen Vig L, Straussberg R, Ziv N, Hirschfeld-Dicker L, Konen O, Aharoni S. Neurologic complications of thiamine (B1) deficiency following bariatric surgery in adolescents. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2024; 50:74-80. [PMID: 38705013 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2024.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents is rising and poses a major health concern. Bariatric surgery is well established in adults and has become an option for adolescents. Thiamine (B1) deficiency is common following bariatric surgery in adults. It may present as Beri-Beri, Wernicke encephalopathy, or Korsakoff psychosis. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to describe the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of adolescents who presented with B1 deficiency after bariatric surgery at one center, and to summarize the data from the literature. PATIENTS Three adolescents with morbid obesity (two boys and one girl, aged 15.5 to- 17-years-old), presented at Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel with progressive lower limb pain and weakness 2-3 month following a bariatric procedure (sleeve gastrectomy or narrowing of a bariatric band). The girl also had upper limb involvement and cerebellar signs. All three were non-compliant with micronutrient supplementation. After admission, they received intravenous B1 and oral multivitamin supplementation, and their symptoms improved considerably. CONCLUSIONS Micronutrient supplementation following bariatric surgery is crucial to prevent deficiencies. In adolescents, compliance with micronutrient supplementation should be assessed before and after such surgery. Thiamine deficiency may cause polyneuropathy, among other symptoms. Treatment reduces the severity of neurological complications.
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- Lital Cohen Vig
- Institute of Pediatric Neurology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel; Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Institute of Pediatric Neurology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel; Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Pediatric Department C, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Pediatric Department C, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Institute of Pediatric Radiology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Institute of Pediatric Neurology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel; Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Ibrahim T, El Ansari W, Abusabeib A, Yousaf Z, Elhag W. Infrequent but serious? Beriberi And Thiamine deficiency among adolescents and young adults after bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2024; 20:115-126. [PMID: 37620168 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Thiamine deficiency (TD) among adolescents following metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) has not been assessed. OBJECTIVE We assessed TD among adolescents following MBS. SETTING University Hospital. METHODS A retrospective chart review was conducted for all adolescents and young adults (aged 10-25 years) who had MBS and subsequently presented with TD at our institution (n = 30). Diagnosis used clinical, laboratory, brain imaging, and neurophysiology criteria. Of 1575 patients, 7 subsequently had TD. Another 23 adolescents had MBS at private hospitals or overseas and presented at our institution with TD. RESULTS Based on MBS undertaken at our institution, TD prevalence was .45 cases per 100 MBS. The mean age of patients was 19.5 ± 3.23 years, 53.3% were male, 96.7% had sleeve gastrectomy, and time from MBS to admission averaged 4.97 ± 11.94 months. Mean weight loss from surgery to admission was 33.68 ± 10.90 kg. Associated factors included poor oral intake (90%), nausea and vomiting (80%), and noncompliance with multivitamins (71%). Signs and symptoms included generalized weakness, nystagmus, numbness, and paraparesis (83.3%-80%). Seven patients had Wernicke encephalopathy full triad; 16 displayed a mixed picture of Wernicke encephalopathy and dry beriberi; and there were no cases of wet beriberi. Half the patients achieved complete resolution of symptoms, whereas 47% and 40% had residual weakness or persistent sensory symptoms, respectively. There was no mortality. Most common concurrent nutritional deficiencies were of vitamins K, D, and A. CONCLUSIONS This is the first in-depth study of TD among adolescents after MBS. Although TD is uncommon among adolescents after MBS, it is serious, requiring diligent suspicion and prompt treatment. Bariatric teams should emphasize compliance with multivitamin regimens and follow it up.
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- Tawheeda Ibrahim
- Department of Bariatric Surgery/Bariatric Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar; Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
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- Department of Bariatric Surgery/Bariatric Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Bariatric Surgery/Bariatric Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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Zolfaghari F, Khorshidi Y, Moslehi N, Golzarand M, Asghari G. Nutrient Deficiency After Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Obes Surg 2024; 34:206-217. [PMID: 37991712 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06955-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This systematic review and meta-analysis study aimed to estimate changes in blood nutrient concentrations and nutrient deficiencies in adolescents following bariatric surgery. METHODS We searched PubMed, Scopus, and the Web of Science to find studies published between January 2000 and August 2023. Observational studies reporting the mean blood concentration of nutrients before and after bariatric surgery or the proportion of nutrient deficiencies after the surgery in healthy adolescents were selected. RESULTS Fifteen studies were included. Gastric bypass and sleeve gastrostomy were the most common types of surgery. Vitamin D, iron, or ferritin, vitamin B12, calcium, and folic acid were the most studied nutrients, respectively. Other nutrients examined in the studies included zinc, phosphorus, and albumin. The serum ferritin increased by 21 mcg/L (95% CI = 10.0, 32.0 mcg/L) after the surgery, but there were no significant alterations in other nutrients. The postoperative prevalence of low albumin, ferritin, vitamin D, and vitamin B12 levels was 10%, 49%, 41%, and 20%, respectively. Also, 23% had an iron deficiency, and 10% had a calcium deficiency after bariatric surgery. CONCLUSIONS The serum ferritin level increased following bariatric surgery in adolescents. Vitamin D and ferritin deficiencies were estimated to be present in more than one-third of adolescents after the surgery.
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- Faraneh Zolfaghari
- Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 19395-4741, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 19395-4741, Tehran, Iran
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- Nutrition and Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 19395-4763, Tehran, Iran.
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- Nutrition and Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 19395-4763, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 19395-4741, Tehran, Iran.
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Giustina A, di Filippo L, Facciorusso A, Adler RA, Binkley N, Bollerslev J, Bouillon R, Casanueva FF, Cavestro GM, Chakhtoura M, Conte C, Donini LM, Ebeling PR, Fassio A, Frara S, Gagnon C, Latella G, Marcocci C, Mechanick JI, Minisola S, Rizzoli R, Santini F, Shaker JL, Sempos C, Ulivieri FM, Virtanen JK, Napoli N, Schafer AL, Bilezikian JP. Vitamin D status and supplementation before and after Bariatric Surgery: Recommendations based on a systematic review and meta-analysis. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2023; 24:1011-1029. [PMID: 37665480 PMCID: PMC10698146 DOI: 10.1007/s11154-023-09831-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Bariatric surgery is associated with a postoperative reduction of 25(OH) vitamin D levels (25(OH)D) and with skeletal complications. Currently, guidelines for 25(OH)D assessment and vitamin D supplementation in bariatric patients, pre- and post-surgery, are still lacking. The aim of this work is to analyse systematically the published experience on 25(OH)D status and vitamin D supplementation, pre- and post-surgery, and to propose, on this basis, recommendations for management. Preoperatively, 18 studies including 2,869 patients were evaluated. Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency as defined by 25(OH)D < 30 ng/mL (75 nmol/L) was 85%, whereas when defined by 25(OH)D < 20 ng/mL (50 nmol/L) was 57%. The median preoperative 25(OH)D level was 19.75 ng/mL. After surgery, 39 studies including 5,296 patients were analysed and among those undergoing either malabsorptive or restrictive procedures, a lower rate of vitamin D insufficiency and higher 25(OH)D levels postoperatively were observed in patients treated with high-dose oral vitamin D supplementation, defined as ≥ 2,000 IU/daily (mostly D3-formulation), compared with low-doses (< 2,000 IU/daily). Our recommendations based on this systematic review and meta-analysis should help clinical practice in the assessment and management of vitamin D status before and after bariatric surgery. Assessment of vitamin D should be performed pre- and postoperatively in all patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Regardless of the type of procedure, high-dose supplementation is recommended in patients after bariatric surgery.
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- Andrea Giustina
- Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Sciences, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy.
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- Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Sciences, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, 3000 KU, Leuven, Belgium
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- Molecular Endocrinology Group, Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria (IDIS), Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS/SERGAS). CIBER de Fisiopatologia de La Obesidad y Nutricion (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, American University of Beirut-Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Via Di Val Cannuta 247, 00166, Rome, Italy
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- Experimental Medicine Department, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Rheumatology Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Sciences, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Division, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Kravis Center for Clinical Cardiovascular Health at Mount Sinai Heart, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Service of Bone Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Obesity and Lipodystrophy Center, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Sciences, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Research Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21 - 00128, Roma, Italy
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200 - 00128, Roma, Italy
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- University of California, San Francisco and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology Division, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Roach E, Laplante S, Stogryn S, Maeda A, Jackson T, Okrainec A. Weight loss outcomes for patients undergoing conversion to Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass after sleeve gastrectomy. Surg Endosc 2022; 37:3208-3214. [PMID: 35982286 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-022-09506-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Despite excellent reported outcomes after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), a percentage of patients go on to have a secondary bariatric surgery to manage side-effects or address weight regain after LSG. Reported weight loss outcomes for patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) after previous LSG are variable. We sought to determine the weight-loss outcomes of patients undergoing LRYGB after LSG in the largest bariatric surgical network in Canada and to determine whether outcomes differ according to indications for conversion. METHODS The Bariatric Registry is a multi-center database with prospectively collected standardized data on patients undergoing bariatric surgery at ten Bariatric Centers of Excellence within the Ontario Bariatric Network in Ontario, Canada. A retrospective analysis was performed of patients who underwent LRYGB after previous LSG between 2012 and 2019. Weight loss outcomes were compared between patients who underwent LRYGB for insufficient weight loss/weight regain and those who underwent conversion to LRYGB for other reasons. RESULTS Excluding patients with multiple revisions and those without follow-up data, 48 patients were included in the analysis: 33 patients (69%) underwent conversion to LRGYB for insufficient weight loss/weight regain (Group 1) and 15 patients (31%) underwent conversion for other reasons (Group 2). Mean body mass index (BMI) measured pre-LSG, pre-LRYGB, and at mid-term follow-up after LRYGB was 61, 48, and 43 kg/m2 in Group 1 and 51, 39, and 34 kg/m2 in Group 2, respectively. ΔBMI and %total weight loss (TWL) at mid-term follow-up were not significantly different between the groups. CONCLUSIONS Conversion to LRYGB after previous LSG resulted in an additional loss of 4 kg/m2 in BMI points at mid-term follow-up. Patients lost a similar number of BMI points and cumulative %TWL was similar regardless of reason for conversion. This can help inform surgical decision-making in the setting of weight regain after LSG.
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- Eileen Roach
- Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Division of General Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, 8MP-325. 399 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada.
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- Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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