Case Report

Refractory Diffuse Bony Pain 20 Years After Jejunoileal Bypass

Osteomalacia can be a late but unrecognized complication following jejunoileal bypass. We describe a 53-year-old man who underwent jejunoileal bypass for morbid obesity twenty years earlier who suffered from progressive diffuse bony pain refractory to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. He was initially diagnosed with a malignancy with bone metastasis. However, pertinent…