Hyperamylasemia and acute pancreatitis after pancreatoduodenectomy: Two different entities

Background null Serum amylase activity greater than the institutional upper limit of normal (hyperamylasemia) on postoperative day 0-2 has been suggested as a criterion to define postoperative acute pancreatitis after pancreatoduodenectomy, but robust evidence supporting this definition is lacking. null null null Background null To assess the clinical impact of hyperamylasemia after pancreatoduodenectomy and to define postoperative acute...