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Highlights • This case report concerns Wernicke’s encefalopathy occurring in cancer gastrectomy.• WE is often under-diagnosed and under-treated in gastric cancer patients.• Other etiologies of WE should be excluded, in… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • This case report concerns Wernicke’s encefalopathy occurring in cancer gastrectomy.• WE is often under-diagnosed and under-treated in gastric cancer patients.• Other etiologies of WE should be excluded, in order to avoid claims of medical malpractice, which can cause enormous professional and economic costs.• Monitoring for WE has yet to be recommended in the clinical guidelines.• Specific guidelines on possible side effects of necessary surgery are needed.
Keywords:
diagnosis wernicke;
gastric cancer;
gastrectomy;
case;
delayed diagnosis;
cancer
Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2017
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