Fatal Nonhepatic Hyperammonemia in ICU Setting: A Rare but Serious Complication following Bariatric Surgery.

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Published in Case Rep Crit Care on April 10, 2016

Authors

Gyanendra Acharya1, Sunil Mehra2, Ronakkumar Patel1, Simona Frunza-Stefan1, Harmanjot Kaur3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA.
2: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA.
3: Department of Medical Education, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA.

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