Tuberculosis after jejuno-ileal bypass for morbid obesity.
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.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000209:etiology*