Severe Hypertriglyceridemia - Induced Pancreatitis During Pregnancy

• Main Authors: Handan Çelik (Author), Miğraci Tosun (Author), Mehmet Çetinkaya (Author), Tayfun Alper (Author), Erdal Malatyalıoğlu (Author), Arif Kökçü (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Network, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We reported a case of acute pancreatitis associated with type V hyperlipoproteinemia. A 27-year-old woman was admitted at 25 weeks of gestation with persistent nausea, vomiting, progressive epigastric pain. She had very severe hypertriglyceridemia. Her serum amylase level was elevated. An ultrasound...