Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy: a remarkably rare complication after bariatric surgery

Hyperammonaemia is a metabolic disorder with elevated blood ammonia levels. Here we describe a case of hyperammonaemia associated encephalopathy as an incredibly rare, potentially fatal and treatable complication associated with bariatric surgery. This case highlights the importance of longer-term f...

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Autores principales: Jhamb, Shaurya, Sidhu, Tejminder S, Whiting, Scott
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10154174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37153826
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad227
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description Hyperammonaemia is a metabolic disorder with elevated blood ammonia levels. Here we describe a case of hyperammonaemia associated encephalopathy as an incredibly rare, potentially fatal and treatable complication associated with bariatric surgery. This case highlights the importance of longer-term follow-up after bariatric surgery.
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spelling pubmed-101541742023-05-04 Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy: a remarkably rare complication after bariatric surgery Jhamb, Shaurya Sidhu, Tejminder S Whiting, Scott J Surg Case Rep Case Report Hyperammonaemia is a metabolic disorder with elevated blood ammonia levels. Here we describe a case of hyperammonaemia associated encephalopathy as an incredibly rare, potentially fatal and treatable complication associated with bariatric surgery. This case highlights the importance of longer-term follow-up after bariatric surgery. Oxford University Press 2023-05-02 /pmc/articles/PMC10154174/ /pubmed/37153826 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad227 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. © The Author(s) 2023. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy: a remarkably rare complication after bariatric surgery
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10154174/
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