Tuberculosis after jejuno-ileal bypass for morbid obesity.
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A patient contracted tuberculosis after 2 operations for morbid obesity. The difficulty in diagnosis and treatment is described. Jejuno-ileal bypass is a non-physiological operation, with many reported complications and side effects. Following this short experience the author and his colleagues have now abandoned this operation. Patients suffering from malnutrition as a result of slimming operations should be carefully monitored for tuberculosis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 57 666 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1981