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Hepatic encephalopathy due to aorto-right ventricular fistula responsive to percutaneous repair: a case report

BACKGROUND: Encephalopathy due to hyperammonemia is most often found in a setting of cirrhosis. However, it can also result from increased hepatic venous pressures, which can damage zone three hepatocytes and result in elevated serum ammonia. CASE SUMMARY: This report focuses on the unique case of a...

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Autores principales: Craig Kemper, W, Sertich, Anthony
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10162680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37153817
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytad169