Acute pancreatitis induced by hypertriglyceridemia and treatment with plasmapheresis: case report = Pancreatitis aguda inducida por hipertrigliceridemia y tratamiento con plasmaféresis: reporte de un caso

Abstract

Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is a potential cause of acute pancreatitis (AP), especially when its values are greater than 1.000 mg/dL. Different therapeutic measures have been proposed for patients with AP secondary to HTG, including the one that seems to be more effective: plasmapheresis. We report the case of a patient with severe HTG (triglycerides 6.480 mg/dL) that suffered from AP, and had favorable evolution with plasmapheresis.

Keywords

• Hypertriglyceridemia
• Plasmapheresis
• Pancreatitis
• Hipertrigliceridemia
• Plasmaféresis
• Pancreatitis