Death from hepatic failure as a late complication of jejunoileal by-pass.
A patient is described who developed acute hepatic failure two and one-half years following a jejunoileal by-pass. Autopsy revealed advanced micronodular cirrhosis. This case is reported to stress that the development of liver disease following jejunoileal by-pass may be extremely subtle. Hepatic failure may occur as a late complication as well as an early one.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013997:Time Factors