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Original Research

Prognostic value of serum lipase levels in patients with small bowel obstruction

Fathima Z. Kamil FaizDepartment of General Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
, MD,
Sasha MehrabianDepartment of General Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
, MD,
Mahak SaadDepartment of General Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
, MD &
Gabriel M. AisenbergDepartment of General Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 276-279 | Received 18 Jan 2018, Accepted 22 Feb 2018, Published online: 10 Apr 2018

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