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Macroamylasemia is a condition of persistent, elevated serum amylase activity with no apparent clinical symptoms of a pancreatic disorder. In Korea, however, no such case has been reported to date....
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by attacks of fever and diffuse abdominal pain. The primary concern with this presentation is to distinguish it from...
PURPOSE: Most patients diagnosed with right-sided colonic diverticulitis complain of right lower quadrant pain, which is frequently confused for appendicitis and therefore may result in unnecessary emergency surgery. In this...