title: Hypertriglyceridemia and Recurrent Pancreatitis following Splenectomy.
abstract: Hyperlipoproteinemia represents a constellation of clinical syndromes that frequently includes hypertriglyceridemia. Because of the degree of elevation in the triglyceride levels frequently seen in these syndromes, they are associated with complications not generally observed among those patients with essential hypertriglyceridemia, including as in this case report, recurrent pancreatitis. Here, we present a case of a patient with hyperlipoproteinemia who developed acute worsening of his hypertriglyceridemia and onset of acute panceatitis that became recurrent following elective splenectomy for suspected lymphoma. In particular, we discuss the dietary management of hypertriglyceridemia which significantly reduced the number of episodes of acute pancreatitis in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Butman
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boström
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quinones
authors.forename: Susanne B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Nicholas