Open AccessRole of 4-H serum lipase level in predicting postendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Sultana Parvin,
Md. Samiul Islam,
Golam Azam,
Touhidul Karim Majumdar,
Shireen Ahmed,
Taslima Zaman,
Rajib Dutta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_192_21
Subject(s) - lipase , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , pancreatitis , amylase , gastroenterology , cutoff , medicine , receiver operating characteristic , reference range , area under the curve , endocrinology , chemistry , enzyme , biochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Serum amylase level can rise asymptomatically after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Thus, its assay can lead to overprediction of post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP). Lipase assay is used to diagnose other forms of pancreatitis but usually not for PEP.