Lipids, Hormones, and Gastric Bypass

摘要

To the Editor: I read with great interest the case presentation by Wei Jiang, M.D., and colleagues on psychosis after gastric bypass surgery (1). As a member of the house staff at their institution, I briefly assisted in the care of the patient and recall him as among the more acutely psychiatrically ill patients I have seen. Outside of the discussed concerns, additional questions were raised in regard to this case. I present the following two related points as worthy of further discussion.