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An Unusual Suspect: Coconut Bezoar After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

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Nausea and vomiting after gastric bypass are common, but some of the underlying causes may be life threatening or, in some cases, unusual. This case report describes a patient who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and whose postoperative course was complicated by a bezoar in the gastric pouch. To our knowledge, this is the first published report addressing a coconut bezoar in the gastric pouch after gastric bypass surgery. Coconut (cocos nucifera) is known to form emulsions and suspensions, properties likely to have contributed to this patient’s condition. Nutritional counseling should be an ongoing process in the postoperative care of gastric bypass patients in an effort to prevent serious complications that may arise from dietary indiscretions.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Section of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, PO Box 850, MC H149, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA

    Adrian M. Ionescu, Ann M. Rogers, Eric M. Pauli & Timothy R. Shope

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Ionescu, A.M., Rogers, A.M., Pauli, E.M. et al. An Unusual Suspect: Coconut Bezoar After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. OBES SURG 18, 756–758 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-007-9343-4

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