Incisional hernia as an unusual cause of hepatic encephalopathy in a 62-year-old man with cirrhosis: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Hepatic encephalopathy may be initiated by many factors such as gastrointestinal bleeding, infections, fluid and electrolyte disturbances. Hypokalemia is one of the most commonly encountered electrolyte abnormalities causing hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis. CASE PRESE...

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Autores principales: Ustaoglu, Muge, Bakir, Tulay, Bektas, Ahmet, Cure, Osman, Gungor, Bulent
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2767133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19918271
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1752-1947-3-7315

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