Pancreatitis related to severe acute hypertriglyceridemia during pregnancy: treatment with lipoprotein apheresis.
We report a clinical observation of acute pancreatitis due to severe hypertriglyceridemia in a pregnant woman. In order to decrease the serum triglyceride level rapidly, two lipaphereses were undertaken using the double-filtration technique. This lipoprotein apheresis technique is briefly described and the efficacy in reducing rapidly hypertriglyceridemia is outlined. Like in 3 previously published reports, the patient had a rapid recovery, confirming that lipoprotein apheresis should be an adequate and a well-tolerated treatment in such a condition.
Achard
J M
JM
Service de Néphrologie, Médecine Interne, Réanimation, CHRU, Amiens, France.
Westeel
P F
PF
Moriniere
P
P
Lalau
J D
JD
de Cagny
B
B
Fournier
A
A
D000328:Adult; D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications