Significant elevations of serum lipase not caused by pancreatitis: a systematic review

• Published in: HPB (Oxford, England) Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 99 - 112
• Main Authors: Hameed, Ahmer M., Lam, Vincent W.T., Pleass, Henry C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2015; Elsevier Limited; BlackWell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Aortic Rupture - diagnosis; Asymptomatic Diseases; Colitis, Ulcerative - diagnosis; Critical Illness; Diagnosis, Differential; Digestive System Diseases - diagnosis; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Humans; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - diagnosis; Kidney Diseases - diagnosis; Lipase - blood; Medical treatment; Pancreatic Diseases - diagnosis; Pancreatitis - diagnosis; Review

Many authors advocate lipase as the preferred serological test for the diagnosis of pancreatitis and a cut‐off level of three or more times the upper limit of normal (ULN) is often quoted. The literature contains no systematic review that explores alternative causes of a lipase level over three time...