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Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 282645, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/282645
Research Article

The Role of IL-6, 8, and 10, sTNFr, CRP, and Pancreatic Elastase in the Prediction of Systemic Complications in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis

E. Fisic,1 G. Poropat,2 L. Bilic-Zulle,1 V. Licul,2 S. Milic,2 and D. Stimac2

1Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital Rijeka, Kresimirova 42, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
2Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Rijeka, Kresimirova 42, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia

Received 30 June 2012; Accepted 26 November 2012

Academic Editor: Grazyna Rydzewska

Copyright © 2013 E. Fisic et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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