Pancreatitis:Most cases of acute pancreatitis can be diagnosed or ruled out by urinary trypsinogen-2 dipstick test
Nature Reviews Gastroenterology &Hepatology 9,302 (2012).
doi:10.1038/nrgastro.2012.81
In this prospective multicentre study,a urinary trypsinogen-2 dipstick test was given to 412 patients presenting to the emergency room or hospitalized with acute abdominal pain. Sensitivity and specificity for acute pancreatitis were 68.6% and 87.1%. Sensitivity for pancreatitis caused by alcohol or gallstones was
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