Abdominal Actinomycosis After Bariatric Surgery.

Keywords: Actinomycosis; Bariatric surgery; Gastric bypass; Obesity; Intestinal obstruction EN Actinomycosis Bariatric surgery Gastric bypass Obesity Intestinal obstruction 405 408 4 01/18/21 20210101 NES 210101 Work developed at: Centro Médico de Campinas (CMC), Campinas (SP), Brazil Introduction Actinomycosis is a rare infection caused by gram-positive anaerobic bacteria of the genus I Actinomyces i spp., mostly I Actinomyces israelii i , which accounts for over 90% of all infections. This study presents the second report of actinomycosis in a patient after bariatric surgery; there are reports of the disease after previous abdominal surgeries such as appendectomy or diverticulectomy [[6]]. Actinomycosis, Bariatric surgery, Gastric bypass, Obesity, Intestinal obstruction. [Extracted from the article]