Oral glutamine challenge is a marker of altered ammonia metabolism and predicts the risk of hepatic encephalopathy.
Javier AmpueroAntonio GilMaría Del Mar ViloriaMaría Carmen RicoRaquel MillánInés CamachoManuel RomeroPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2019)
Oral glutamine challenge identified patients at risk of HE and defined specific features of the episodes. This tool could be useful in the decision-making process for the adequate management of HE.