1995
Hyperammonemic coma due to parenteral nutrition in a woman with heterozygous ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
Felig D, Brusilow S, Boyer J. Hyperammonemic coma due to parenteral nutrition in a woman with heterozygous ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency. Gastroenterology 1995, 109: 282-284. PMID: 7797025, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(95)90295-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrnithine transcarbamylase deficiencyParenteral nutritionNormal liver function test resultsLiver function test resultsLow plasma citrullineTotal parenteral nutritionFunction test resultsTolerance test resultsPartial enzyme deficiencyPartial ornithine transcarbamylase deficiencyUlcerative colitisParenteral alimentationHyperammonemic encephalopathyCase reportPlasma citrullineHyperammonemic comaPlasma glutamineAdult womenUnique caseSimilar episodesElevated levelsEnzyme deficiencySymptomatic expressionHemizygous malesWomen
1979
Liver Failure With Steatonecrosis After Jejunoileal Bypass: Recovery With Parenteral Nutrition and Reanastomosis
Baker A, Elson C, Jaspan J, Boyer J. Liver Failure With Steatonecrosis After Jejunoileal Bypass: Recovery With Parenteral Nutrition and Reanastomosis. JAMA Internal Medicine 1979, 139: 289-292. PMID: 106783, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1979.03630400021012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJejunoileal bypassLiver failureNutritional repletionBiopsy specimensSerial liver biopsy specimensMinimal portal fibrosisLiver biopsy specimensPostoperative biopsy specimensIntestinal reanastomosisRefractory obesityHistologic improvementMild cirrhosisParenteral nutritionPortal fibrosisProlonged courseReanastomosisBypassCirrhosisPatientsPrevious reportsRepletionNutritionFailureHypoprothrombinemiaSteatonecrosis