Acute pancreatitis associated with hypertriglyceridemia: a life-threatening complication.
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.
Kayataş
Semra Eser
SE
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. semrakayatas@gmail.com
Eser
Mehmet
M
Cam
Cetin
C
Cogendez
Ebru
E
Guzin
Kadir
K
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