A rare entity in ED: Normal lipase level in acute pancreatitis

A rare entity in ED: Normal lipase level in acute pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis can have a variable presentation and diagnosis is based on clinical presentation, serum amylase and lipase levels and computed tomography. Negative predictive value of serum lipase in diagnosing acute pancreatitis is approximately to 100 percent and a normal blood lipase level in...

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Main Authors: Onder Limon, Erkan Sahin, Funda Ugur Kantar, Deniz Oray, Asli Aydinoglu Ugurhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247316000091
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spelling doaj-39400a48ece2459ca0af435294d6da3c2021-02-02T06:48:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTurkish Journal of Emergency Medicine2452-24732016-03-011613234A rare entity in ED: Normal lipase level in acute pancreatitisOnder Limon0Erkan Sahin1Funda Ugur Kantar2Deniz Oray3Asli Aydinoglu Ugurhan4Department of Emergency Medicine, Izmir University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey; Corresponding author. Tel.: +90 5055252652.Department of Radiology, Izmir University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Gastoenterology, Izmir University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Izmir University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Izmir University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, TurkeyAcute pancreatitis can have a variable presentation and diagnosis is based on clinical presentation, serum amylase and lipase levels and computed tomography. Negative predictive value of serum lipase in diagnosing acute pancreatitis is approximately to 100 percent and a normal blood lipase level in acute pancreatitis is an extremely rare condition. Here we reported two cases with normal serum amylase and lipase levels. Keywords: Abdominal pain, Acute pancreatitis, Lipasehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247316000091
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author Onder Limon
Erkan Sahin
Funda Ugur Kantar
Deniz Oray
Asli Aydinoglu Ugurhan
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Erkan Sahin
Funda Ugur Kantar
Deniz Oray
Asli Aydinoglu Ugurhan
A rare entity in ED: Normal lipase level in acute pancreatitis
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Erkan Sahin
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Deniz Oray
Asli Aydinoglu Ugurhan
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title A rare entity in ED: Normal lipase level in acute pancreatitis
title_short A rare entity in ED: Normal lipase level in acute pancreatitis
title_full A rare entity in ED: Normal lipase level in acute pancreatitis
title_fullStr A rare entity in ED: Normal lipase level in acute pancreatitis
title_full_unstemmed A rare entity in ED: Normal lipase level in acute pancreatitis
title_sort rare entity in ed: normal lipase level in acute pancreatitis
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
issn 2452-2473
publishDate 2016-03-01
description Acute pancreatitis can have a variable presentation and diagnosis is based on clinical presentation, serum amylase and lipase levels and computed tomography. Negative predictive value of serum lipase in diagnosing acute pancreatitis is approximately to 100 percent and a normal blood lipase level in acute pancreatitis is an extremely rare condition. Here we reported two cases with normal serum amylase and lipase levels. Keywords: Abdominal pain, Acute pancreatitis, Lipase
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247316000091
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