Serum lipase: A better test to diagnose acute alcoholic pancreatitis

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 239-242

  Gumaste, Vivek ^a   Dave, Pradyuman ^a   Sereny, George ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMYLASES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMAN; LIPASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEW YORK; PANCREATITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0026517878     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(92)90070-R     Document Type: Article

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