Rapid Measurement of Urinary Trypsinogen-2 as a Screening Test for Acute Pancreatitis
- 19 June 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 336 (25) , 1788-1793
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199706193362504
Abstract
Acute pancreatitis can be difficult to diagnose. We developed a rapid dipstick screening test for pancreatitis, based on the immunochromatographic measurement of urinary trypsinogen-2.Keywords
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