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Beriberi after gastric bypass surgery in adolescence |
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| Authors: | Towbin Alexander Inge Thomas H Garcia Victor F Roehrig Helmut R Clements Ronald H Harmon Carroll M Daniels Stephen R |
| Affiliation: | Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. |
| Abstract: | We report three cases of dry beriberi in adolescents who underwent gastric bypass surgery for clinically severe obesity. The key to successful treatment of this problem lies in prompt recognition and thiamine supplementation. |
| Keywords: | BMI, Body mass index RYGBP, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass |
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