Relationship between high bile juice amylase levels and chronic bacterial infections in patients with gallbladder cancer.
Young-Mok ParkHyung Il SeoSuk KimSeung Baek HongNam Kyung LeeDong Uk KimSung Yong HanSo Jeong LeeJae-Ri KimPublished in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2022)
Bacteria in gallbladder were identified more frequently when the amylase level was high. High amylase levels in the gallbladder can be associated with caused chronic bacterial infections with occult pancreaticobiliary reflux, potentially triggering gallbladder cancer.