Could the abdominal pain be due to elevated lipase levels?
Patient: I was suffering from Acute pancreatitis last month. I had upper abdominal pain which lasted for 2 days and after medication it disappered. I was admitted for a week. I had my CT & Sonography done. All my reports were normal except my lipase levels. It keeps on fluctuating. Doctor: Hi. The upper abdominal pain with raised lipase levels is suggestive of Pancreatitis. Get a Repeat CT scan or MRCP and you may need ERCP and stenting of the pancreatitic duct to relived the sphincter of Oddi dysfunction too. This may very well help. You also have to take the pancreatic supplements to keep the pancreas acting least possible,'Also get blood sugar tests done as you are a candidate for development of diabetes. As also go for liver function tests, kidney function tests as these may be deranged