Open AccessResistin is not an appropriate biochemical marker to predict severity of acute pancreatitis: A case-controlled study
Author(s) -
Hamdi H. Almaramhy,
Abdelrahman I. Abdelrahman,
Samer Sawalhi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i41.15351
Subject(s) - resistin , medicine , acute pancreatitis , gastroenterology , body mass index , pancreatitis , prospective cohort study , obesity , adiponectin , insulin resistance
To assess levels of serum resistin upon hospital admission as a predictor of acute pancreatitis (AP) severity.