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ea0016p153 | Clinical cases | ECE2008

Hypoglycaemia following gastric banding

Oliveira A , Freitas P , Matos M , Vinha E , Braga D , Maia J , Bartosch C , Exposito M , Medina J

Introduction: Recently, noninsulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycaemia syndrome (NIPHS) has been described following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery in morbidly obese patients. It has been proposed that hypoglycaemia might be a consequence of a failure to adaptively decrease insulin secretion after surgery. The authors present a case of a morbidly obese patient with severe hypoglycaemias beginning 3 months after gastric banding surgery.Case report: A 60-ye...