Alpha 1-antitrypsin and total trypsin-inhibitor capacity in acute pancreatitis

Mero, M.; Sandholm, M.

Annales Chirurgiae et Gynaecologiae 68(2): 39-40

1979


ISSN/ISBN: 0355-9521
PMID: 116590
Document Number: 152744
Twenty three patients with acute pancreatitis were studied to assess the serum alpha 1-antitrypsin levels as well as the total trypsin-inhibitor capacity. These parameters were found to be normal or increased, which is not the case with patients with chronic pancreatitis. The value of protease-inhibitor treatment in acute pancreatitis is doubted.

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