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Case Reports
. 2004 Aug;145(2):263-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.04.051.

Beriberi after gastric bypass surgery in adolescence

Alexander Towbin  1 , Thomas H Inge, Victor F Garcia, Helmut R Roehrig, Ronald H Clements, Carroll M Harmon, Stephen R Daniels
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Beriberi after gastric bypass surgery in adolescence

Alexander Towbin et al. J Pediatr. 2004 Aug.

Abstract

We report three cases of dry beriberi in adolescents who underwent gastric bypass surgery for clinically severe obesity. The key to successful treatment of this problem lies in prompt recognition and thiamine supplementation.

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  • "Globesity" and units of measurements.
    Schwartz ID. Schwartz ID. J Pediatr. 2005 Apr;146(4):577; author reply 577. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.10.042. J Pediatr. 2005. PMID: 15812474 No abstract available.

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