Coma due to ammonia intoxication following portacaval shunt for esophageal varices; recovery following treatment with large doses of sodium glutamate.
D000641:Ammonia / Q000097:blood*; D003128:Coma; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices; D004947:Esophagus; D005971:Glutamates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical; D011168:Portal System / Q000601:surgery*; D012970:Sodium Glutamate; D014648:Varicose Veins; D014680:Veins
D005971:Glutamates; D000641:Ammonia; D012970:Sodium Glutamate
AMMONIA/in blood; COMA; ESOPHAGUS/varix; GLUTAMATES/therapeutic use; VEINS, PORTAL SYSTEM/surgery