Open AccessGastrorenal shunt: a cause of hyperammonemia
Author(s) -
Nakamura Yuya,
Ohsawa Isao,
Goto Yoshikazu,
Gotoh Hiromichi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1323
Subject(s) - hyperammonemia , medicine , intensive care medicine , pediatrics
Key Clinical Message Gastrorenal shunts may induce hyperammonemia. Portosystemic shunts should be suspected when hyperammonemia occurs in patients with chronic kidney disease.