Renal failure after small intestinal bypass for obesity

Philip Cryer, A. J. Garber, P. Hoffsten, B. Lucas, L. Wise

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Abstract

A middle aged man with no antecedent renal disease developed progressive renal insufficiency first detected 2 yr after jejunoileal bypass surgery for obesity. Hyperoxaluria (mean ± SE oxalate excretion = 69 ± 9 mg/24 hr) and an interstitial nephritis with calcium oxalate deposition within the renal parenchyma were observed. After surgical restoration of bowel continuity, oxalase excretion fell to normal (36 ± 6 mg/24 hr) and renal function stabilized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1610-1612
Number of pages3
JournalArchives of internal medicine
Volume135
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 1975

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