Abstract
A 12-year-old boy presented with a weight of 136 kg and a history of progressive vision
loss associated with unremitting pseudotumor cerebri requiring bilateral optic nerve
sheath decompression. He underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) without
complication. At 36 months post-RYGBP, he has grown 5 cm since the time of surgery,
his weight is 6.8 kg above his postoperative nadir weight of 68.2 kg, and his visual
acuity has improved with OD 20/100 (preoperative, 20/200) and OS 20/70 (preoperative,
20/100). This case suggests that RYGBP can be performed safely and without stopping
linear growth in carefully selected children.
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☆Supported in part by an unrestricted grant to the Department of Ophthalmology by Research to Prevent Blindness (New York, NY) and the Lions and Lionesses of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
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