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Evolution of hypothalamic lipoma after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

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Severe obesity is a common consequence of hypothalamic region diseases and their treatment. Only two previous case reports have described hypothalamic lipomas in children with obesity. We described a case of an adult with severe obesity associated with hypothalamic lipoma attached to the third ventricle floor who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. He lost 38 and 59 kg at 6 and 12 months after surgery, respectively. Weight loss after bariatric surgery was as expected in this patient with severe obesity. At 6 and 12 months, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed stability in lipoma’s size.

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  1. Department of Nutrition, Ambroise Paré Hospital, AP-HP, Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines University, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

    M Bretault & L Ouvry

  2. Department of Nutrition, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France

    S Czernichow, C Barsamian & C Carette

  3. Inserm, Population-based Epidemiologic Cohorts Unit, UMS 011, Villejuif, France

    S Czernichow

  4. Department of Surgery, Ambroise Paré Hospital, AP-HP, Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines University, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

    J L Bouillot

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Bretault, M., Czernichow, S., Ouvry, L. et al. Evolution of hypothalamic lipoma after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Eur J Clin Nutr 70, 1451–1453 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2016.152

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