Chewing the Fat: A Case Report of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Pancreatitis.
Year: 2017
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Hypertriglyceridemia is the third most common etiology of acute pancreatitis, but lacks a clear, evidence-based treatment approach. We present the case of a 25-year-old man who was admitted eleven times over seven years for hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis. In his first ten admissions, he received conservative therapy. During his eleventh admission, he underwent therapeutic plasma exchange with lowering of serum triglycerides from 5080 to 332 mg/dL. He was discharged on hospital day five and was noted to have persistently lowered triglyceride levels upon follow up. The case affirms plasma exchange's ability to rapidly lower serum triglyceride levels and provides future research opportunities for examining the long-term effects of this treatment.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: Cory Madigan, Troy Denunzio, Jessica Bunin
Institution: Tripler Army Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3024964568