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Pancreatic ascites: Diagnostic importance of ascitic lipase

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10 cases of pancreatic ascites are presented. Ascitic fluid lipase is complementary to the determination of ascitic amylase in the diagnosis of pancreatic ascites and may be a more reliable diagnostic indicator of pancreatic ascites on a random ascitic fluid sample. Conservative management, consisting of abdominal paracentesis with or without diurectics, proved to be the treatment of choice in 3 of our patients who failed to reveal an associated pseudocyst.

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  1. Queens Hospital Center, Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn & Queens, Inc., and Catholic Medical Center Affiliation, “B” Building, 82-68 164th Street, 11432, Jamaica, New York

    Anthony V. Sileo MD,  Satish K. Chawla MD & Philip A. LoPresti MD

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Sileo, A.V., Chawla, S.K. & LoPresti, P.A. Pancreatic ascites: Diagnostic importance of ascitic lipase. Digest Dis Sci 20, 1110–1114 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01070753

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