title: Thyrotoxicosis after gastric bypass.
abstract: Obesity surgery is the optimal therapy for morbid obesity. A case is presented of a young woman who developed thyrotoxicosis, believed to be part of subacute thyroiditis, some days after undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. This clinical entity can present difficulties in differential diagnosis from potential postoperative complications. The correct diagnosis and adequate treatment made possible a favorable recovery.
authors.affiliation: Endocrinologist, Bariatric Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. endoregis@uol.com.br
authors.forename: João Régis I
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.forename: Raul G A
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Macedo
authors.forename: Vinícius G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Da Silveira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D013956:Antithyroid Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D011441:Propylthiouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013968:Thyroiditis, Subacute / Q000150:complications; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D013956:Antithyroid Agents; D011441:Propylthiouracil