A Comparative Study on Mean Levels of Amylase in Pleural and Peritoneal Effusions and Ratio of Pleural Peritoneal Fluid Amylase to Serum Amylase in Patients with Malignant Effusion and Reactive Effusion

Background: Routine measurement of pleural and peritoneal fluid amylase is frequently recommended. However, the efficiency of this method is still unknown. Methods: In order to find out the practical value of routine measurements of pleural and peritoneal amylase and serum fluid in the evaluation of...

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Main Authors: Noushin Afshar Moghadam, Pouya Akbari, Reza Solouki
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Vesnu Publications 2012-03-01
Series:مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان
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Online Access:http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/1525