title: Acute pancreatitis secondary to gestational hypertriglyceridaemia.
abstract: Gestational hypertriglyceridaemia is a rare cause of acute pancreatitis. Its pathophysiology is incompletely understood. Severity scoring and effective management remain challenging. We report a case of acute pancreatitis secondary to gestational hypertriglyceridaemia. We describe the use of computed tomography to provide an alternative determination of severity, as well as plasmapheresis as a means of treating the condition.
authors: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland.
authors: Alexis M
authors: AM
authors: Cahalane
authors: Myles J
authors: MJ
authors: Smith
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Ryan
authors: Donal
authors: D
authors: Maguire