Acute reversible renal failure following jejunoileal bypass for morbid obesity: a clinical and pathological (EM) study of a case.

Abstract

A patient who underwent jejunoileal bypass for morbid obesity developed servere renal failure associated with hyperoxaluria and renal oxalosis. Renal function improved and oxalate excretion decreased following hemodialysis and restoration of gastrointestinal continuity.