Lithium Toxicity Following Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Case Report.
10.9758/cpn.2016.14.3.318
- Author:
Abdulkader ALAM
1
;
Sherief RAOUF
;
Fernando O RECIO
Author Information
1. Stony Brook University School of Medicine, New York, USA. al.alam@sbumed.org
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lithium;
Bariatric surgery;
Gastric bypass;
Gastrectomy;
Intestinal absorption
- MeSH:
Bariatric Surgery;
Bipolar Disorder;
Female;
Gastrectomy*;
Gastric Bypass;
Humans;
Intestinal Absorption;
Lithium*;
Psychiatry;
Surgeons
- From:Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
2016;14(3):318-320
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We are presenting the first documented case of lithium toxicity after vertical sleeve gastrectomy surgery in an 18 year-old female with psychiatric history of bipolar disorder who was treated with lithium. This case illustrates the need for closer monitoring of lithium levels following bariatric surgery. Both psychiatrists and surgeons should be aware of the potential risk of lithium toxicity following bariatric surgery, as well as the need to judiciously monitor lithium level and possibly adjust the dose of some medications.
