Pancreatic scanning in diagnosis of macroamylasemia: case report.
Macroamylasemia and acute pancreatitis are both associated with a high serum amylase. The former is an incidental laboratory finding and seems to have no apparent clinical significance or specificity. On the other hand, acute pancreatitis is a serious illness demanding recognition and treatment. Persistently normal pancreatic scans convincingly exclude acute pancreatitis and should alert one to the possible presence of macroamylasemia.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012645:Selenomethionine
D012645:Selenomethionine; D000681:Amylases