In one patient after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, life-threatening malnutrition with profound micronutrient deficiencies occurred after semaglutide initiation.
In plain wordsOne patient who had gastric bypass surgery became severely malnourished after starting semaglutide. One case cannot show cause.
- Peptide
- Semaglutide
- Outcome
- Not applicableLife-threatening malnutrition with micronutrient deficiencies
- Study
n = 1
- Outcome group
- Adverse events · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
We report a case of life-threatening malnutrition and liver injury in a post-Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patient after initiation of semaglutide, who subsequently developed profound micronutrient deficiencies and acute liver injury requiring ICU care, parenteral nutrition, and endoscopic bypass reversal.