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Plasmapheresis was used to treat a case of acute pancreatitis secondary to gestational hypertriglyceridaemia, with computed tomography providing an alternative determination of severity.
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Plasmapheresis and computed tomography can be utilized for the treatment and severity assessment of acute pancreatitis caused by gestational hypertriglyceridaemia.
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May support plasmapheresis in gestational hypertriglyceridemia pancreatitis; hypothesis-generating case report requiring prospective validation.
Gestational hypertriglyceridaemia is a rare cause of acute pancreatitis. Its pathophysiology is incompletely understood. Severity scoring and effective management remain challenging. We report a case of acute pancreatitis secondary to gestational hypertriglyceridaemia. We describe the use of computed tomography to provide an alternative determination of severity, as well as plasmapheresis as a means of treating the condition.
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Cahalane et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Acute pancreatitis secondary to gestational hypertriglyceridaemia (n=1). Plasmapheresis was evaluated. Plasmapheresis was used to treat a case of acute pancreatitis secondary to gestational hypertriglyceridaemia, with computed tomography providing an alternative determination of severity.
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