Diagnostic value of histidine decarboxylase for strangulated intestinal obstruction / 国际外科学杂志

Early diagnosis is one of the difficulties in strangulated intestinal obstruction.Serological markers for the early diagnosis of intestinal obstruction has become a hot spot resently.Studies have shown that histidine decarboxylase had a high sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of gastric mucosal injury of intestinal obstruction,which would be expected to become an effective serological marker for the early diagnosis of strangulated intestinal obstruction.In this review,the author will describe the advance of serum histidine decarboxylase level for diagnosis of strangulated intestinal obstruction.