PLASMA AMYLASE ESTIMATION IN RECURRENT ABDOMINAL-PAIN IN CHILDREN

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WHEELER, RA
COLQUHOUNFLANNERY, WA
JOHNSON, CD
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[1] UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,SOUTHAMPTON GEN HOSP,SURG UNIT,F LEVEL,CTR BLOCK,TREMONA RD,SOUTHAMPTON S09 4XY,ENGLAND
[2] WESSEX REG CTR PAEDIAT SURG,SOUTHAMPTON,ENGLAND
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ABDOMINAL PAIN; PLASMA AMYLASE; PANCREATITIS;
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In a prospective study of 50 children who were admitted on more than one occasion with undiagnosed abdominal pain, the serum amylase was found to be normal in every case. One case of acute pancreatitis was diagnosed in over 8000 admissions. Serum amylase estimation did not contribute to the management of children with recurrent abdominal pain, and acute pancreatitis is so rare that routine amylase estimations cannot be recommended in paediatric surgical practice.
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