Acute appendicitis secondary to hypertriglyceridemia‐induced acute pancreatitis: A case report

Dhruba Kadel; Sabin Chaulagain; Bikash Raj Thapa; Angela Basnet; Shashinda Bhuju

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4798

Clinical Case Reports (Sep 2021)

Acute appendicitis secondary to hypertriglyceridemia‐induced acute pancreatitis: A case report

Dhruba Kadel,
Sabin Chaulagain,
Bikash Raj Thapa,
Angela Basnet,
Shashinda Bhuju

Affiliations

Dhruba Kadel: Department of General Surgery Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital Banepa Nepal
Sabin Chaulagain: Department of Internal Medicine Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital Banepa Nepal
Bikash Raj Thapa: Department of Radiology, Consultant Radiologist National Academy of Medical SciencesNational Trauma Center Kathandu Nepal
Angela Basnet: Department of Internal Medicine Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital Banepa Nepal
Shashinda Bhuju: Department of General Surgery Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital Banepa Nepal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4798
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 9
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Hypertriglyceridemia led acute pancreatitis secreted exudative fluid tacked to the right iliac fossa may cause irritation of retroperitoneum leading to acute periappendicular inflammation and acute appendicitis.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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