Serum elastase in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis: A prospective study

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 152-156

  Wilson, Robert B ^a,c   Warusavitarne, Janindra ^a   Crameri, Donna M ^a   Alvaro, Frank ^b   Davies, David J ^b   Merrett, Neil ^a  

^a BANKSTOWN LIDCOMBE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amalyse; Elastase; ELISA; Lipase; Markers; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; ELASTASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; PANCREATITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 17444418674     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.02579.x     Document Type: Article

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