title: Acute phase response in patients with uncomplicated and complicated endoscopic retrogradic cholangiopancreaticography.
abstract: Acute phase response after endoscopic retrogradic cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP) was studied in 42 patients with suspected pancreatic or biliary diseases. In uncomplicated cases acute phase response determined by serum C-reactive protein levels was rare and did not parallel the serum amylase or lipase levels. In three of the these 42 patients, post-ERCP pancreatitis developed and CRP levels elevated sharply and paralleled the degree of pancreatitis. Six additional patients outside of this prospective study with post-ERCP-pancreatitis and daily CRP determinations were used to determine the CRP-response curve in post-ERCP pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiviniemi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Juvonen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mäkelä
mesh_terms: D000210:Acute-Phase Reaction / Q000209:etiology*; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008049:Lipase / Q000097:blood; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D008049:Lipase; D000681:Amylases