title: Hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis in a patient with Sheehan's syndrome.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is no report on case of severe acute hyperlipidemic pancreatitis after treatment of Sheehan's syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 32-year-old female patient was diagnosed as having acute hyperlipidemic pancreatitis after treatment of Sheehan's syndrome, and treated with diet and lipid-lowering agents in early stage.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Abdominal pain and fever of the patient resolved within a few days. She was subjected to diet and oral lipid-lowering therapy on the 4th day after admission. The disease did not recur during the follow-up for more than one year.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Estrogen replacement therapy should be prescribed for Sheehan's syndrome. The serum level of triglyceride should be monitored and treatment should be given to prevent severe acute pancreatitis. Lipid-lowering therapy in early stage is the key step towards a complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Taizhou 318020, China. zhangweizhong11@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Wei-Zhong
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jue-Xing
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000150:complications*; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000150:complications*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed