Key result
Hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis triggers fatal cardiac arrest in a pregnant patient.
Why the study?
Acute pancreatitis in pregnancy is rare but can cause high morbidity and mortality, especially when induced by hypertriglyceridemia due to increased estrogen during gestation.
Case Report (n=1)
Alerts clinicians to rapid fatal risk in pregnant patients with hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis; leaves open optimal prevention strategies.
Acute pancreatitis in pregnancy is rare and occurs in approximately 3 in 10,000 pregnancies. It rarely complicates pregnancy, and can occur during any trimester, however over half (52%) of cases occur during the third trimester and during the post-partum period. Gallstones are the most common cause of acute pancreatitis. On the other hand, acute pancreatitis caused by hypertriglyceridemia due to increase of estrogen during the gestational period is very unusual, but complication carries a higher risk of morbidity and mortality for both the mother and the fetus. We experienced a case of pregnant woman who died of acute exacerbation of hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis at 23 weeks of gestation. We report on progress and management of this case along with literature reviews.
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Jeon et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis in pregnancy (n=1). Hypertriglyceridemia was evaluated on Maternal death. A 28-year-old pregnant woman died within 24 hours of admission from cardiac arrest secondary to an acute exacerbation of hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis.
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