Ammonia encephalopathy.
Ureterosigmoidostomy can be complicated by pyelonephritis, renal calculi, hypokalemic hyperchloremic acidosis, and colonic neoplasia. It has been associated with the development of hyperammonemia and encephalopathy in patients with underlying liver disease. We report a rare case of hyperammonemic encephalopathy in a patient with normal liver function.
Peltz
S
S
Schwartzman
S
S
Cohen
B
B
D000368:Aged; D000641:Ammonia / Q000097:blood*; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
D000641:Ammonia