Clinical value of serum pancreatic enzymes in acute alcohol intoxication and acute alcoholic pancreatitis

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 174-178

  Pezzilli, R ^a   Billi, P ^a   Barakat, B ^a   Fiocchi, M ^a   Miglio, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute alcohol intoxication; Acute pancreatitis; Serum pancreatic enzymes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMYLASE; ISOAMYLASE; PANCREAS ENZYME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS; ALCOHOLISM; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; AMYLASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOAMYLASE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LIPASE; MALE; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0031393198     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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