Abstract

Key Clinical MessageDo not forget to give cobalamin supplementation after gastrectomy. Patients at risk of vitamin B12 deficiency should have their vitamin B12 level monitored routinely.

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  • Key Clinical Message Do not forget to give cobalamin supplementation after gastrectomy

  • A 73-­year-­old woman presented to the outpatient department with anemia which was identified during preoperative examination of cataract

  • Patients are at high risk of ­vitamin B12 deficiency due to decreased absorption; cobalamin supplementation is indicated

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Key Clinical Message Do not forget to give cobalamin supplementation after gastrectomy. Correspondence Nobuaki Mori, Department of General Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan. Patients at risk of vitamin B12 deficiency should have their vitamin B12 level monitored routinely.

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