hyperamylasemia

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hyperamylasemia

[hi″per-am″il-a-se´me-ah]

abnormally high levels of amylase in the blood serum.

hy·per·am·y·la·se·mi·a

(hī'pĕr-am'i-lā-sē'mē-ă),

Elevated serum amylase, usually seen as one of the manifestations of acute pancreatitis.

[hyper- + amylase, + G. haima, blood]

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hy·per·am·y·la·se·mi·a

(hī'pĕr-am'i-lā-sē'mē-ă)

Elevated serum amylase, usually seen as one of the manifestations of acute pancreatitis.
Synonym(s): hyperamylasaemia.

[hyper- + amylase, + G. haima, blood]

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Our study reported 75% of the patients developed hyperamylasemia which was more than double the percentage reported by Leghari et al (32.4%)6.

ROLE OF PANCREATIC STENT PLACEMENT IN PREVENTION OF POST ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY PANCREATITIS: EXPERIENCE AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN PAKISTAN

We found that patients with hyperamylasemia regardless of the disease also had increased risks for hospitalization and for having surgery.

Serum Amylase Levels Can Predict Hospitalization and Operation Rates/Serum Amilaz Aktivitesi, Hastaneye Yatis ve Operasyon Oranlarini Ongorebilir

Four months after her hospital admission, she had a second episode of pancreatitis (hyperamylasemia of 1819 U/L).

A Rare Finding of Falciform Ligament Thrombosis as a Sequel of Acute Pancreatitis

The patient had no complaints but persisting hyperamylasemia (450 U/L) and normal lipase activity at the follow-up outpatient visit three months later.

A Rare Cause of Hyperamylasemia: Macroamylasemia / Hiperamilazeminin Nadir Bir Nedeni: Makroamilazemi

It consists of bowel rest with nasogastric drainage and total parenteral nutrition, serial abdominal examination, and serial serum amylase determination with laparotomy or further imaging studies performed for worsening abdominal examination or persistent hyperamylasemia. However, nonoperative management in the setting of main pancreatic ductal injury leads to a high incidence of late complications, in particular pseudocysts and pancreatic fistula.

Imaging blunt pancreatic and duodenal trauma

Moreover, epigastric pain and hyperamylasemia were the only criterion used for establishing a diagnosis of PEP.

PROPHYLACTIC RECTAL NSAIDS IN THE PREVENTION OF POST-ERCP PANCREATITIS

Thus hyperamylasemia is a highly sensitive but not specific marker of disease.

A clinical study on acute pancreatitis and its different etiologies in Bowring & Lady Curzon hospitals, Bengaluru

(10) and Boulanger, but is in conflict with the findings of Farkouh, whose work suggested that a hyperamylasemia may indicate the presence of a serious intra-abdominal lesion.

A prospective evaluation of the predictive value of serum amylase levels in the assessment of patients with blunt abdominal trauma

Patients with Haemosuccus Pancreaticus usually present with the triad of abdominal pain, mostly epigastric radiating to the back, GI bleeding and hyperamylasemia.3

Haemosuccus pancreaticus, an uncommon cause of upper gastro intestinal bleeding: Case report and review of the literature

[2] Hyperamylasemia is seen within 24 hours of onset of attack and returns to normal within 7 days.

Study of recent trends in acute pancreatitis

Ritodrine hydrochloride can induce hyperamylasemia in pregnant women [21].

Evaluation of creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, and amylase concentrations in umbilical blood of preterm infants after long-term tocolysis