Unusual association of macroamylasemia and hyperlipasemia: Report of two cases

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2441-2442

  Gullo, Lucio ^a   Pezzilli, Raffaele ^a   Tomassetti, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; AMYLASES; BLOOD PROTEINS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; LIPASE; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; SCROTUM; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0029803781     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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