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ArticleSurgical case reports2018

Sudden development of adult-onset type II citrullinemia after total gastrectomy: a case report.

Ryuji Komine, Keisuke Minamimura, Akihiro Watanabe, Atushi Shimizu, Kazuhiko Mori, Toru Hirata, Takashi Kobayashi, Sotaro Akatsuka

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Article in Surgical case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ryuji KomineDepartment of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, 1, Izumi-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8643, Japan. komine.official.gm@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2547-4790
Keisuke MinamimuraDepartment of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, 1, Izumi-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8643, Japan.
Akihiro WatanabeDepartment of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, 1, Izumi-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8643, Japan.
Atushi ShimizuDepartment of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, 1, Izumi-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8643, Japan.
Kazuhiko MoriDepartment of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, 1, Izumi-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8643, Japan.
Toru HirataDepartment of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, 1, Izumi-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8643, Japan.
Takashi KobayashiDepartment of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, 1, Izumi-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8643, Japan.
Sotaro AkatsukaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, 1, Izumi-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8643, Japan.
Mitsui Memorial Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdult-onset type II citurullinemia is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent encephalopathy with hyperammonemia resulting from high plasma citrulline and ammonium levels. This report describes a rare case of adult-onset type II citurullinemia that occurred in a patient who only had the heterozygote mutation, and had never presented with any symptoms before surgery. CASE PRESENTATION: A 56-year-old man underwent a total gastrectomy for stomach cancer. On postoperative Day 13, he suddenly developed presyncope, and blood tests showed hyperammonemia and high levels of serum citrulline. He was diagnosed with hepatic encephalopathy. DNA analysis revealed a heterozygote mutation in Solute Carrier Family 25. Although the patient received a conservative treatment, episodes of loss of consciousness and abnormality of behavior repeatedly occurred.

conclusionAbdominal surgery involving the reconstruction of digestive tract alters the mechanisms of absorption and/or metabolism such that the symptoms of adult-onset type II citurullinemia may arise. Liver transplantation should be performed if all conservative treatments are unsuccessful.

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Adult-onset type II citurullinemiaConservative treatmentLiver transplantationTotal gastrectomy

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PMID29368097
PMCPMC5783980
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