CA 19-9 levels in patients with acute pancreatitis due to gallstone and metabolic/toxic reasons

Binicier O. B., Pakoz Z. B.

REVISTA DA ASSOCIACAO MEDICA BRASILEIRA, vol.65, no.7, pp.965-970, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 65 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1590/1806-9282.65.7.965
  • Journal Name: REVISTA DA ASSOCIACAO MEDICA BRASILEIRA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.965-970
  • Keywords: Pancreatitis, Gallstones, CA-19-9 Antigen
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an important clinical event with an increased frequency due to increased life expectancy, obesity, and alcohol use. There are some data about the elevation of carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 levels in benign and malignant pancreaticobiliary events in the literature, but in AP they are limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the CA 19-9 level in patients with AP and determine its relationship according to the cause.