A Pregnant Lady Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Abstract

The patient was a 34-year-old morbidly obese woman, a proper candidate for bariatric surgery, with a BMI of 49.5 (135 kg weight, and 165 cm height). All the routine blood tests, done prior to the surgery, were within the normal range, and her blood β-hCG was particularly negative before the surgery. Sleeve gastrectomy was performed successfully and she was discharged three days later under acceptable medical conditions. Due to the lack of menstruation three months after the operation, Blood β-hCG level was checked and turned out to be positive. Ultrasound examination confirmed a pregnancy at 14 weeks of gestational age, implying that the patient had been pregnant during the bariatric surgery.