Difficulty in walking 10 years after gastric surgery.

Journal article

A 65-year-old gentleman presented with a history of abdominal distension and difficulty in walking 10 years after a Polya partial gastrectomy. Clinical history and neurological examination suggested an axonal sensory neuropathy. A computed tomographic scan of the abdomen showed a large afferent jejunal loop, and a hydrogen breath test confirmed small-bowel bacterial overgrowth secondary to the blind loop syndrome. Serological tests revealed low copper levels, which are a cause of a myeloneuro...

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Authors: Lewis, H; Sen, A; Cockerell, C; Greaves, R

• Journal: European journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 952-953
• Publication date: 2011-10-01
• DOI: 10.1097/meg.0b013e328349d030
• EISSN: 1473-5687
• ISSN: 0954-691X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Blind Loop Syndrome; Gait Ataxia; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Gastrectomy; Copper; Male; Aged; Humans; Spinal Cord Diseases; Walking