Serum amylase and acute abdominal disease.

Diagnostic dilemma of hyperamylasaemia in acute abdominal emergencies.

Measurement of serum amylase is commonly used to diagnose acute pancreatitis. Moderate hyperamylasaemia is frequently seen both in acute pancreatitis and other conditions causing acute abdominal pain such as mesenteric infarction.1 2 However, grossly elevated serum amylase levels (>five times normal) are rare in non-pancreatic causes of abdominal pain.3 We report two cases ofmesenteric infarcti...

Serum or urinary amylase estimations in children with acute abdominal pain.

Hyperamylasemia in a Patient with Uncomplicated Appendicitis: A Case Report

Background and Objectives: Today, in addition to the acute pancreatitis, hyperamylasemia is seen among some other acute surgical conditions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to introduce a case of hyperamylasemia as a rare case in a patient with uncomplicated appendicitis. Case report: The present study was a case report in which a 10-year-old patient referred to Ali-ebn Abi Taleb Hospita...

Celiac Disease Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

A 12-year-old girl presented with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. Raised serum amylase with the radiological findings supported a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Subsequent investigation confirmed celiac disease. Very few children with celiac disease present with an acute pancreatitis. The mechanism by which celiac disease is associated with pancreatitis is discussed here.

Serum lipase activity is increased in disease states other than acute pancreatitis: amylase revisited.

For more than 50 years, total serum amylase activity has been the biochemical test most commonly used to confirm the clinical diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Serum amylase activity has been hoisted onto this pedestal by default, because until recently it has been the only reproducible and rapid diagnostic assay available in clinically emergent settings. As a result of our longstanding dependen...