title: Acute pancreatitis associated with hypertriglyceridemia: a life-threatening complication.
abstract: Acute pancreatitis is rare cause in pregnancy and gallstones are clearly the most common cause of pancreatitis during pregnancy. Only a small percentage of women with acute pancreatitis are associated with hypertriglyceridemia and it is most often noted during the last two trimesters of pregnancy. Hypertriglyceridemia is a rare cause of pancreatitis in pregnant women and complication such as pancreatitis carries a higher risk of mortality for both the mother and the fetus. Our purpose was to report our experience with acute pancreatitis as a lethal complication of hypertriglyceridemia during the third trimester of pregnancy.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. semrakayatas@gmail.com
authors: Semra Eser
authors: SE
authors: Kayataş
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Eser
authors: Cetin
authors: C
authors: Cam
authors: Ebru
authors: E
authors: Cogendez
authors: Kadir
authors: K
authors: Guzin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002915:Chylous Ascites; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000150:complications*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third