The Beauty and the Beast: Bariatric Surgery and a Case of Oxalate Nephropathy

Oxalate nephropathy is a rare cause of kidney failure. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is a technique used for surgical treatment of obesity as well as for the treatment of gastric carcinoma. We report the case of a 46-year-old male who was admitted to the nephrology department due to kidney dysfun...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Carvalho, Renata, Medeiros, Joana, Ribeiro, Bárbara, Bastos, José Mário, Vaz, Raquel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10134962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37123725
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36801
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Sumario:Oxalate nephropathy is a rare cause of kidney failure. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is a technique used for surgical treatment of obesity as well as for the treatment of gastric carcinoma. We report the case of a 46-year-old male who was admitted to the nephrology department due to kidney dysfunction eight months after bariatric surgery.

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