Complications of pre-operative anorexia nervosa in bariatric surgery.
It is important to recognise that patients who seek weight loss surgery may have a history of restrictive eating or anorexia nervosa. The following case report describes a woman with a history of anorexia nervosa who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Her eating disorder symptoms subsequently reappeared and were largely resistant to treatment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of a bariatric surgery patient with a prior history of anorexia nervosa. Further research is required to determine how best to select patients for weight loss surgery.
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Westchester Division, White Plains, NY, United States. Electronic address: mas2187@med.cornell.edu.
Matthew
M
Shear
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States.
Ersilia M
EM
DeFilippis
D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000523:psychology*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss
Anorexia nervosa; Behavioural modification; Eating disorder; Gastric bypass