Prolonged Hypercupremia after Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Successfully Treated with Oral Zinc

Figure 1

Concentrations of plasma copper (Cu) are shown at postoperative visits. The black bars demonstrate the contributions of ceruloplasmin copper to the plasma copper concentrations while the gray bars demonstrate the contributions of non-ceruloplasmin copper to the plasma copper concentrations. Note that there was a 38% decline in plasma copper between the 5-month postoperative visit and the postoperative visit after initiation of therapy with oral zinc.