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How can you be told you don't have a true pancreatitis?but at the same time have all the symptoms,elevated lipase and be on 4th hospital stay for it?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

How elevated?: There are other causes of elevation or serum lipase, like intestinal obstruction. macrolipasemia, and renal failure. You should ask your doctors at the hospital for an explanation.

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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A member asked:

How can you be told you don't have a true pancreatitis?but at the same time have all the symptoms,elevated lipase and be on 4th hospital stay for it?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Dr Chuu agreed

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