Metabolic Alkalosis, Acute Renal Failure and Epileptic Seizures as Unusual Manifestations of an Upside-Down Stomach

Upside-down stomach represents a critical and rare manifestation of hiatal hernias. Here we report on a 60-year-old male patient who was admitted to our hospital with epileptic seizures and dehydration. Laboratory tests revealed severe metabolic alkalosis (pH 7.56) with low potassium (2.7 mmol/l), h...

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Autores principales: Stephani, Johannes, Wagner, Martin, Breining, Thomas, Klaus, Jochen, Niess, Jan-Hendrik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2012
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Published online: July, 2012
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3398073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22855660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000341509

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3398073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22855660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000341509

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