Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy in a Patient with Ureterosigmoidostomy and Acute Hepatitis: a Specific Case of Fulminant Hepatic Failure

Overview

Journal Dig Dis Sci

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2003 May 14

PMID 12741478

Citations 4

Authors

Shunsuke Ohnishi

Takeshi Yoshida

Hiroaki Makiyama

Katsuya Usui

Mayumi Kudo

Takahiko Kobayashi

Shuhei Hige

Masahiro Asaka

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