Frequency of raised urinary trypsinogen-2 in acute pancreatitis

Objectives To determine the frequency of raised Urinary Trypsinogen-2 in diagnosed patients of acute pancreatitis

Methodology Settings Patients in emergency refer to General Surgery ward-3 Jinnah Post Graduate and Medical Centre Karachi. Duration Six months, started from 20-01-2012 to 19-07-2012. Study Design Cross sectional descriptive study. Subjects and Methods All cases of Acute Pancreatitis diagnosed by Upper Abdominal Pain, Raised Serum Amylase and/or Serum Lipase and Abdominal CT Scan findings, were included in the study. Urinary Trypsinogen-2 dipstick test was done. All patient related data including age, gender, sex and raised Urinary Trypsinogen-2 or normal, was recorded. Data analysis was done on SPSS version 10. Frequency and percentage was calculated for gender and raised trypsinogen-2. Age and gender wise stratification was done to see the effect of these variables on outcome

Results Mean age of the patients was 38.14 +/-7.42 years. The minimum age was 24 years, while the maximum age was 63 years. Raised urinary trypsinogen-2 level was present in 55 [65.5%] patients. Stratification of age group shows, that 40 [66.7%] patients in age group

Conclusion The frequency of raised Urinary Trypsinogen-2 in diagnosed patients of acute pancreatitis was found to be high

comparative study of physical examination and ultrasonography in determining the size of primary tumours of breast carcinomas

Purpose: This study was conducted to know the role of physical examination and ultrasonography in determining the size of primary breast carcinomas in reference to the pathological size as the size of tumors is important for accurate staging, choosing appropriate treatment options and assessing prognosis

Patients and methods: This was a descriptive study carried out at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore from 01-07- 2001 to 30-03 -2002. A total number of 60 female patients suffering from breast cancer were included in this study. All patients were confirmed by FNAC or biopsy

Results: The mean tumor size [Pathological] was 4.29 cm Ultrasonic size [4.13] was more close to the pathological size as compared to that of measured by physical examination. In the majority of cases ultrasonography under estimated the size while it as over estimated by physical examination [4.85]

Conclusion: We may recommend to sub start some fraction [0.558 cm] from the size, measured by physical examination for the better assessment of the original size. In the same way, we can add some fraction [0.17 cm] to the ultrasonic size for the better anticipation of the original size