Markedly elevated lipase as a clue to diagnosis of small bowel obstruction after gastric bypass

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1167.e5-1167.e7

  Brooks, Suzanne ^a   Phelan, Michael P ^a   Chand, Bipan ^a   Hatem, Stephen ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMYLASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AFFERENT LOOP SYNDROME; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILE DUCT DILATATION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; COMMON BILE DUCT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTIPATION; DYSPHAGIA; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; ILEUS; JEJUNOSTOMY; JEJUNOSTOMY TUBE; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NAUSEA; NOSE FEEDING; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTVAGOTOMY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STOMACH PARESIS; TACHYCARDIA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE DISEASE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 70449482504     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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