A Case of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth with Peripheral Edema Caused by Intestinal Bypass Surgery and Relieved by Repair

A Case of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth with Peripheral Edema Caused by Intestinal Bypass Surgery and Relieved by Repair

Intestinal bypass surgery, particularly jejuno-ileal bypass surgery, performed for the purpose of weight reduction may cause an unexpected exacerbation of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Here, we report a case of NASH caused by small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, which developed after jejuno...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gut and liver 2012-10, Vol.6 (4), p.520
Hauptverfasser: Young Kyung Sung, Geum Youn Gwak, Moon Seok Choi, Kwang Chul Koh, Seung Woon Paik, Byung Chul Yoo, Joon Hyeok Lee
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Bypass surgery
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
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Zusammenfassung:Intestinal bypass surgery, particularly jejuno-ileal bypass surgery, performed for the purpose of weight reduction may cause an unexpected exacerbation of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Here, we report a case of NASH caused by small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, which developed after jejuno-colic bypass surgery and resolved dramatically after surgical correction. (Gut Liver 2012;6:520-523)
ISSN:1976-2283