Thyrotoxicosis after gastric bypass.
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.
Carneiro
João Régis I
JR
Endocrinologist, Bariatric Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. endoregis@uol.com.br
Macedo
Raul G A
RG
Da Silveira
Vinícius G
VG
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*
D013956:Antithyroid Agents; D011441:Propylthiouracil