Volume 20, Number 3, 397-400, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-009-9913-8

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Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) After a Duodenal Switch Procedure: a Case Report

Christine Stroh, Christian Weiher, Ulrich Hohmann, Frank Meyer, Hans Lippert and Thomas Manger

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Abstract

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) after bariatric surgery is a well-documented complication. Clinical signs of VAD deficiency are significant if the vitamin A level is below 100 μg/L (4 μmol/L). Main symptom of VAD is nyctalopia. It has been described in several reports after malabsorptive bariatric procedures. We report a 52-year-old man with VAD complained of night blindness and optic neuropathy after undergoing a duodenal switch procedure. The case illustrates the necessity of lifelong vitamin supplementation after malabsorptive bariatric operations.

Keywords  Malabsorption - Vitamin A - Duodenal switch - Night blindness - Optic neuropathy - Nutritional deficiency

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