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Hyperamylasemia Not Associated with Pancreatitis

Hyperamylasemia Not Associated with Pancreatitis: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis

Intraabdominal Disorders

Common bile duct obstruction, stones
Acute cholecystitis
Biliary endoscopy (endoscopic retrograde cannulation of pancreatic duct)
Sphincter of Oddi stenosis/spasm
Perforated ulcer
Intestinal ischemia or infarction
Intestinal obstruction
Intestinal perforation
Abdominal surgery (postoperative)
Intraabdominal hemorrhage
Afferent loop syndrome
Pregnancy
Ruptured ectopic pregnancy
Salpingitis
Ovarian cysts
Dissecting aortic aneurysm
Peritonitis
Appendicitis
Tumors (e.g., lung, ovary)
Cirrhosis
Splenic rupture

Salivary Gland Disorders

Parotitis (e.g., mumps)
Alcohol ingestion
Scorpion sting
Salivary calculi
Radiation sialoadenitis
Maxillofacial surgery

Drugs   

Oxyphenbutazone
Phenylbutazone
Opiates

Miscellaneous

Chronic renal insufficiency
Salivary-type hyperamylasemia
Macroamylasemia
Cerebral trauma
Burns
Traumatic shock
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Renal transplantation
Pneumonia
Acquired bisalbuminemia
Prostatic disease
Anorexia nervosa
Acute myocardial infarction
Endoscopy
HIV

Reference

1. Banks PA: Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis, pp. 809–862. See Bibliography, 1.

Book Source Details

• Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
• Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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