October 2011
Surgical Pearls: Techniques in Bariatric Surgery
This Month’s Featured Expert: Michael G. Sarr, MD
Dr. Sarr is Professor of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterologic and General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Research Unit (GU 10-01), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Citation: Bariatric Times. 2011;8(10):8–9
Introduction
The development of documented, severe hypoglycemic episodes after a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), albeit quite rare (<1%), has become a neuroglycopenic syndrome that is of considerable interest to bariatric surgeons, bariatricians, and endocrinologists alike. It is called the noninsulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemia syndrome (NIPHS).
The development of documented, severe hypoglycemic episodes after a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), albeit quite rare (<1%), has become a neuroglycopenic syndrome that is of considerable interest to bariatric surgeons, bariatricians, and endocrinologists alike. It is called the noninsulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemia syndrome (NIPHS).
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