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Hyperammonemia and transient blindness after transurethral resection of the prostate. Review of a case

May 1, 1991 | Magazine: Actas Urológicas Españolas

Isa Kroon WA, Aguera Fernández LG, Rosell Costa D, de Castro Barbosa F, Sánchez de la Muela PL, Robles García JE, Berián Polo JM.

We report a case of hyperammonemia and transient blindness following transurethral prostatic resectin. Glicine and ammonia metabolism are reviewed. Water intoxication may not account for these symptoms.

CITATION  Actas Urol Esp. 1991 May-Jun;15(3):309-10

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