Serum pancreatic enzymes and imaging in paediatric acute pancreatitis: Does lipase diagnostic superiority justify eliminating amylase testing?
Background: In acute pancreatitis (AP), serum amylase, lipase and imaging help establish a diagnosis with recognised lipase superiority. Recent literature has debated serum amylase testing and proposed its elimination, but little is known about the diagnostic role of simultaneously measured serum am...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2022-01-01
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| Series: | The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2022;volume=28;issue=2;spage=143;epage=148;aulast=AlEdreesi |