Hyperammonemia in a Boy With Obstructive Ureterocele and Proteus Infection
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- 1 February 1984
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 131 (2) , 330-331
Abstract
We report on a boy with ureteroceles that obstructed the bladder outlet and ureters, who presented with sepsis and hyperammonemia despite normal liver function. The hyperammonemia was most likely caused by excessive absorption of ammonia produced by Proteus mirabilis in the obstructed urinary tract.Keywords
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