| Literature DB >> 1384415 |
R A Wheeler1, W A Colquhoun-Flannery, C D Johnson.
Abstract
In a prospective study of 50 children who were admitted on more than one occasion with undiagnosed abdominal pain, the serum amylase was found to be normal in every case. One case of acute pancreatitis was diagnosed in over 8000 admissions. Serum amylase estimation did not contribute to the management of children with recurrent abdominal pain, and acute pancreatitis is so rare that routine amylase estimations cannot be recommended in paediatric surgical practice.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1384415 PMCID： PMC2497657
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann R Coll Surg Engl ISSN： 0035-8843 Impact factor: 1.891