“…On physical examination he felt tenderness in the left upper quadrant. Laboratory data on admission were as follows: serum lactate dehydrogenase 523 IU/L (normal 120-230), alkaline phosphatase 330 IU/L (150-320), total cholesterol 129 mg/dL (140-219), blood urea nitrogen 28.5 mg/dL (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22), blood glucose 91 mg/dL (70-110), amylase 84 IU/L (50-160), lipase 585 IU/L (11-53), elastase-1 [5,000 ng/dL (100-400), phospholipase A2 5,250 ng/dL (130-400), trypsin [900 ng/dL (110-460). Carcinoembryonic antigen, carbohydrate antigen 19-9, DUPAN-2, and alpha-fetoprotein were all normal.…”