Bariatric surgery for obesity has become more common, with 220,000 cases performed
in the United States each year [
[1]
]. Hyperammonemic encephalopathy is a rare but potentially devastating condition. A
total of 7 cases of hyperammonemic encephalopathy after bariatric surgery have been
reported in the literature to date; in 5 of these, the outcome was fatal. A number
of mechanisms may underlie the cause of hyperammonemia. Importantly, early active
treatment may be life-saving.Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 14, 2013
Accepted:
October 29,
2013
Received:
October 24,
2013
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© 2014 American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
