Healthy Chinese with benign pancreatic hyperenzymemia.
Benign pancreatic hyperenzymemia, or Gullo's syndrome, is an uncommon syndrome characterized by a long-term increase of serum pancreatic enzyme in the absence of pancreatic diseases. It is primarily discovered incidentally and occurs in either sporadic or familial form. Herein, we report the first case of benign pancreatic hyperenzymemia in Taiwan. A 57-year-old Chinese male was incidentally noted with elevated serum amylase and lipase levels during a health check-up and was diagnosed with benign pancreatic hyperenzymemia using a series of image and serological tests. Although this is the first case of benign pancreatic hyperenzymemia in Taiwan, its prevalence may be underestimated due to the diagnostic difficulties. Correct diagnosis of this disease is important to avoid costly test duplication, unfounded anxieties, and multiple consultations.
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Bi-Ling
BL
Yang
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Renai Branch, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Wen-Chieh
WC
Wu
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Chien-Wei
CW
Su
Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Main Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Division of Translational Research, Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Jaw-Ching
JC
Wu
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Chun
C
Yeh
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: ch9318@chgh.org.tw.
Shou-Dong
SD
Lee
D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008049:Lipase / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology*; D013577:Syndrome
D008049:Lipase; D000681:Amylases
Chinese; Gullo's syndrome; benign pancreatic hyperenzymemia; hyperamylasemia; hyperlipasemia