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To assess the utility of admission biochemical markers, including serum amylase and liver function tests, in predicting a biliary etiology among patients presenting with acute pancreatitis.

March 31, 2013Journal of Nepal Medical AssociationOpen Access

Role of Biochemical Investigation in Prediction of Biliary Etiology in Acute Pancreatitis

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TBTanka Prasad BoharaKIST Medical College APAnuj ParajuliKathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital MJMukund Raj JoshiManipal College of Medical Sciences

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Observational study finds significantly elevated serum amylase in biliary acute pancreatitis, suggesting biochemical profiles assist in rapid etiology prediction.

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To assess the utility of admission biochemical markers, including serum amylase and liver function tests, in predicting a biliary etiology among patients presenting with acute pancreatitis.
Evaluation of 60 patients admitted with acute pancreatitis between March 2012 and December 2012.
Analyzed associations between pancreatitis etiology (biliary vs non-biliary) and patient age, sex, admission serum amylase, and liver function test results.
Biliary etiology was identified in 63.33% of patients (n=38) and non-biliary in 36.66% (n=22), with biliary disease occurring predominantly in females (25 vs 3).
Admission serum amylase was significantly higher in biliary pancreatitis compared to non-biliary pancreatitis (mean 3466.42 vs 1987.5 U/L, p=0.003).
Liver function test markers were elevated in biliary pancreatitis compared with non-biliary cases, but the differences did not reach statistical significance.

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Bohara et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a75e4a7c41851a67f78603c https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.264

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Observational study finds significantly elevated serum amylase in biliary acute pancreatitis, suggesting biochemical profiles assist in rapid etiology prediction.

Role of Biochemical Investigation in Prediction of Biliary Etiology in Acute Pancreatitis

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