title: Management strategy for differentiating between acute intestinal ischaemia and acute pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Siriwardena
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000201:enzymology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000201:enzymology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000681:Amylases