J Metab Bariatr Surg.  2020 Jun;9(1):1-6. 10.17476/jmbs.2020.9.1.1.

Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia after Bariatric Surgery

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  • 1Department of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, China
  • 3Department of Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Abstract

Postprandial hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia (PHH) is one of the serious complications after bariatric surgery, it can lead life-threatening neuroglycopenic symptoms, such as seizures, disorientation, impairment of version and loss of consciousness without any premonitory. The presentation, prevalence, diagnosis, pathology and treatment are reviewed in this summary.

Keyword

Postprandial hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia (PHH); Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB); Sleeve gastrectomy (SG); Bariatric surgery
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