title: A rare entity in ED: Normal lipase level in acute pancreatitis.
abstract: Acute pancreatitis can have a variable presentation and diagnosis is based on clinical presentation, serum amylase and lipase levels and computed tomography. Negative predictive value of serum lipase in diagnosing acute pancreatitis is approximately to 100 percent and a normal blood lipase level in acute pancreatitis is an extremely rare condition. Here we reported two cases with normal serum amylase and lipase levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Izmir University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Limon
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Izmir University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastoenterology, Izmir University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Funda Ugur
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Kantar
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Izmir University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oray
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Izmir University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Asli Aydinoglu
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ugurhan
keywords: Abdominal pain; Acute pancreatitis; Lipase