Early identification of biliary pancreatitis with procalcitonin

Am J Gastroenterol. 1998 Jul;93(7):1191-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.01191.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acute-Phase Reaction / diagnosis
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bile Duct Diseases / blood
  • Bile Duct Diseases / diagnosis
  • Bile Duct Diseases / therapy
  • Bilirubin / blood
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • C-Reactive Protein / analysis
  • Calcitonin / blood*
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
  • Calcium / blood
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
  • Cholelithiasis / blood
  • Cholelithiasis / diagnosis*
  • Cholelithiasis / therapy
  • Female
  • Glycoproteins / blood*
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-6 / blood
  • Male
  • Neopterin / blood
  • Pancreatitis / etiology*
  • Protein Precursors / blood*
  • Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • CALCA protein, human
  • Glycoproteins
  • Interleukin-6
  • Protein Precursors
  • Neopterin
  • Calcitonin
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
  • Bilirubin
  • Calcium