Postbariatric Surgery Hyperammonemia: A Rare Cause of Encephalopathy

Hyperammonemic encephalopathy is an under-recognized and potentially fatal complication of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. We present a case of a 42-year-old woman with no known history of liver disease who experienced worsening encephalopathy 1 year after bariatric surgery. She presented with ele...

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Autores principales: Castineira, Janyll, Goltser, Yevgeniya, Vila, Mark, Patel, Reepal, Croix, Peggy St., Ashe, Duane, Al-Andary, Salah, Halleman, Christopher, Alkurdi, Basem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6722362/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31620519
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000119

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6722362/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31620519
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000119

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