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Emergency patients with mild elevations of serum lipase and acute pancreatitis

Saqer M. Althunayyan, Abdulmajed K. Alali, Laila K. Alanazi, Salma S. Alkhalifah, Emad M. Mashdali, Mohammed A. Malabarey, Saad A. AlAsiri and Abdulmajeed M. Mobrad
Saudi Medical Journal April 2025, 46 (4) 398-405; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.4.20240999

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