Transurethral Prostatic Resection Syndrome—A New Perspective: Encephalopathy with Associated Hyperammonemia

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Encephalopathy developed in 3 patients after transurethral prostatic resection. Each patient had blood ammonia levels more than 10 times the upper limit of normal. Data supportive of a metabolic cause for encephalopathy subsequently were obtained in a prospective study of patients undergoing transurethral prostatic resection with glycine irrigation. It is suggested that a distinct subpopulation of patients experiencing transurethral prostatic resection syndrome can be identified. These patients exhibit encephalopathic symptoms and have concurrent marked elevation of blood ammonia levels.

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