Open Access<p>Hypoglycemia After Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery: Clinical Approach to Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment</p>
Author(s) -
Amanda Sheehan,
Mary Elizabeth Patti
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s233078
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoglycemia , etiology , incidence (geometry) , complication , intensive care medicine , surgery , pediatrics , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , physics , optics
Post-bariatric hypoglycemia (PBH) is an increasingly encountered complication of upper gastrointestinal surgery; the prevalence of this condition is anticipated to rise given yearly increases in bariatric surgical procedures. While PBH is incompletely understood, there is a growing body of research describing the associated factors, mechanisms, and treatment approaches for this condition.