Abstract
A 12-year-old boy presented with a weight of 136 kg and a history of progressive vision loss associated with unremitting pseudotumor cerebri requiring bilateral optic nerve sheath decompression. He underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) without complication. At 36 months post-RYGBP, he has grown 5 cm since the time of surgery, his weight is 6.8 kg above his postoperative nadir weight of 68.2 kg, and his visual acuity has improved with OD 20/100 (preoperative, 20/200) and OS 20/70 (preoperative, 20/100). This case suggests that RYGBP can be performed safely and without stopping linear growth in carefully selected children.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | e27-e30 |
Journal | Journal of Pediatric Surgery |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2008 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Supported in part by an unrestricted grant to the Department of Ophthalmology by Research to Prevent Blindness (New York, NY) and the Lions and Lionesses of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
- Pseudotumor cerebri
- Severe obesity