title: Re: Alanine transaminase rather than abdominal ultrasound alone is an important investigation to justify cholecystectomy in patients presenting with acute pancreatitis.
authors.forename: Yahya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Al-Habbal
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Smart
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000410:Alanine Transaminase