Open AccessOxalate nephropathy: An important cause of renal failure after bariatric surgery
Author(s) -
Shankar Prasad Nagaraju,
Ankur Gupta,
Brendan McCormick
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.114493
Subject(s) - medicine , nephropathy , renal biopsy , obesity , renal function , surgery , oxalate , morbid obesity , obesity surgery , general surgery , weight loss , diabetes mellitus , gastric bypass , endocrinology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Obesity is a major public health issue all over the world. Bariatric surgery is increasingly becoming popular as a surgical treatment for morbid obesity. Nephrologists need to be aware of possible renal complications after bariatric surgery. We report a 54-year-old male patient who presented with progressive worsening of renal function following a duodenal switch procedure for morbid obesity, and he was found to have oxalate nephropathy on renal biopsy.