Postbariatric Surgery Hyperammonemia: A Rare Cause of Encephalopathy.

Janyll Castineira; Yevgeniya Goltser; Mark Vila; Reepal Patel; Peggy St. Croix; Duane Ashe; Salah Al-Andary; Christopher Halleman; Basem Alkurdi

doi:10.14309/CRJ.0000000000000119

Postbariatric Surgery Hyperammonemia: A Rare Cause of Encephalopathy.

Janyll Castineira
, Yevgeniya Goltser
, Mark Vila
, Reepal Patel
, Peggy St. Croix
, Duane Ashe
, Salah Al-Andary
, Christopher Halleman
, Basem Alkurdi

HCA Florida Largo Hospital

Internal Medicine Residency Program, Largo Medical Center, Largo, FL.
Department of Pharmacy, Largo Medical Center, Largo, FL.
Transplant Institute of Florida-Hepatobiliary Division, Largo Medical Center, Largo, FL.

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Original language	American English
Journal	ACG Case Reports Journal
Volume	6
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14309/CRJ.0000000000000119
State	Published - Jul 22 2019

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Surgery

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