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. 1998 Oct;79(4):363–364. doi: 10.1136/adc.79.4.363

Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy after a subureteric injection for vesicoureteric reflux

S Zuberi 1, J Stephenson 1, A Azmy 1, P Robinson 1, R McWilliam 1
PMCID: PMC1717712  PMID: 9875052

Abstract

A 6 year old boy developed hyperammonaemic encephalopathy following a subureteric injection for treatment of vesicoureteric reflux. The hyperammonaemia may be explained by a postoperative urinary tract infection with a urea splitting organism, leading to raised urine ammonia that was absorbed easily across a dilated urinary tract. Agitation and alteration in consciousness level following a urological procedure, in a child with a dilated urinary tract, may be signs of a treatable hyperammonaemic encephalopathy.



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