Hyperamylasemia in a Patient with Uncomplicated Appendicitis:
A Case Report
P. Saeed Askari[1], M. H. Bagheri Pur[2], S. Esmaeil Moghaddam[3], M. Taghizadeh[4]
Received:27/01/2020 Sent for Revision: 20/07/2020 Received Revised Manuscript:23/02/21 Accepted:
Background and Objectives: Today, in addition to the acute pancreatitis, hyperamylasemia is seen among some other acute surgical conditions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to introduce a case of hyperamylasemia as a rare case in a patient with uncomplicated appendicitis.
Case report: The present study was a case report in which a 10-year-old patient referred to Ali-ebn Abi Taleb Hospital in Rafsanjan city with abdominal pain. During hospitalization, serum amylase levels were monitored twice, which were 259 U/L and 287 U/L, respectively. The patient eventually underwent surgery with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis and was discharged with good general condition after 4 days of admission.
Conclusion: An increase in serum amylase level should not distract the surgeon from other diagnoses of acute abdominal surgery, especially if acute appendicitis is suspected for the patient.
Key words: Hyperamylasemia, Appendicitis, Abdominal pain, Amylase
Funding: This study did not have any funding.
Conflict of interest: None daclared.
Ethical approval: This was a case report study which doesn’t get any ethical code, but we promise no to reveal our patients’ data.
How to cite this article: Saeed Askari P, Bagheri Pur M H, Esmaeil Moghaddam S, Taghizadeh M. Hyperamylasemia in a Patient with Uncomplicated Appendicitis: A Case Report.
J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2021; 19 (12): 1329-36 [Farsi]
[1]- Medical Student, Molecular Medicine Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, ORCID: 0000-0002-6593-6374
[2] - General Surgeon, Molecular Medicine Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, ORCID: 0000000340134057
[3] - Medical Student, Molecular Medicine Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, ORCID: 0000000280808514
[4] - General Surgeon, Molecular Medicine Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, ORCID: 0000000309385173
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