title: Mean platelet volume in patients with biliary and non-biliary acute pancreatitis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a systemic inflammatory disease. We aimed to detect whether there was a change of mean platelet volume (MPV) level on onset and remission patients with biliary and non-biliary acute pancreatitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  In our emergency service patients diagnosed with biliary and nonbiliary AP were analyzed retrospectively. Laboratory results measured in onset and remission were recorded and compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total number of patients enrolled in our study was 331 (177 female). 194 cases were classified as biliary and 137 were as non-biliary AP. Average age and numbers of female patients of biliary cases were higher than that of nonbiliary cases. Initial MPV values were lower than remission values in all patients with AP. In biliary group initial MPV was 8.42 ± 1.04 and remission value was 8.71 ± 1.12. In nonbiliary group initial MPV was 8.07 ± 1.02 and remission value was 8.4 ± 1.06. In both groups on onset had lower mean MPV levels than those in remission (P = 0.0001 both of them).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MPV values were higher than initial values in remission period in patients both of groups. MPV was lower in non-biliary AP group than biliary AP group that can be an indicator of early-onset infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yildiz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okuturlar
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aliye
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soylu
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serdal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cakmak
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Irem
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kirac Utku
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bugra
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oztosun
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cevher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akarsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ocak Serin
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Akkan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avci
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kones
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dogac N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Ozucelik
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guzey
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Harmankaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdulbaki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumbasar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063847:Mean Platelet Volume; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000097:blood*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: Biliary acute pancreatitis; mean platelet volume; nonbiliary acute pancreatitis