Ammoniagenic coma following ureterosigmoidostomy.
Ammoniagenic coma or episodic stupor is a rare complication of ureterosigmoidostomy. We report a case with the unusual features of normal liver function and normal liver biopsy. With extremely rare exception, ammoniagenic coma will not occur in the presence of normal ornithine-urea cycle synthesis in the liver.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000641:Ammonia / Q000097:blood*; D001746:Bladder Exstrophy / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003128:Coma / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011514:Proteus vulgaris / Q000378:metabolism; D014508:Urea / Q000378:metabolism; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000641:Ammonia; D014508:Urea