hyperlipasemia

plural hyperlipasemias

1. uncountableusuallyThe presence of excessive concentrations of lipases in the blood.

   There is a subset of IBD patients (up to 20%) reported to have hyperamylasemia and/or hyperlipasemia without the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.

   2016, Ihekweazu FD, Nagy-Szakal D, Fishman DS, Kellermayer R, “Hyperlipasemia in pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases”, in Pancreas, volume 45, number 2, →DOI, →PMID, →PMCID, page e2-e3

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   The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis (AP) is defined as a constellation of abnormal pancreatic enzymes, imaging, and characteristic pain. The origin and clinical significance of isolated hyperlipasemia is unclear. […] Elevated serum lipase level has many nonpancreatic origins, with liver and renal failure being the most frequent.

   2016, Da BL, Shulman IA, Joy Lane C, Buxbaum J, “Origin, presentation, and clinical course of nonpancreatic hyperlipasemia”, in Pancreas, volume 45, number 6, →DOI, →PMID, pages 846–849