Serum amylase and lipase concentrations and lipase/amylase ratio in assessment of etiology and severity of acute pancreatitis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1993, Pages 1265-1269

  Pezzilli, Raffaele ^a   Billi, Paola ^a   Miglioli, Mario ^a   Gullo, Lucio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

acute pancreatitis; computed tomography; serum amylase; serum lipase; serum lipase amylase ratio; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; AMYLASES; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENZYME TESTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0027275877     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01296077     Document Type: Article

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