Late presentation of fatal hyperammonemic encephalopathy after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Worldwide, there have been <25 reported cases of hyperammonemic encephalopathy associated with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in the absence of cirrhosis. We describe a 42-year-old woman who presented with subacute but progressive neurological decline late in her postoperative course, which deteri...

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Publicado en:Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 41 - 44
Autores principales: Nagarur, Amulya, Fenves, Andrew Z.
Formato: case study tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2017
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