Acute thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura after sleeve gastrectomy: a case report and review of the literature

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2016 Nov;12(9):e80-e82. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.09.020. Epub 2016 Sep 28.

Authors

Antonio Gangemi¹, Samarth Durgam², Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti²

Affiliations

¹ Division of General, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: agangemii@gmail.com.
² Division of General, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

PMID: 27989525
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.09.020

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Bariatric Surgery / adverse effects*
Gangrene / etiology
Gastrectomy / adverse effects*
Humans
Intestine, Small / blood supply
Intestine, Small / pathology
Ischemia / etiology
Male
Obesity, Morbid / surgery
Plasma Exchange
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / therapy
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / etiology*
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / therapy
Splenic Rupture / etiology