title: Acute hyperlipidemic pancreatitis in a pregnant woman.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Acute pancreatitis is a serious complication during pregnancy, however the incidence of hyperlipidemia induced by pancreatitis is lower.
  
  
  METHODS
  We treated a pregnant woman with hypertriglyceridemia-associated acute gestational pancreatitis who simultaneously developed hypoxemic acute respiratory failure (ARF).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The woman was successfully treated through noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV), emergent caesarean delivery, drainage of chylous ascites, and peritoneal lavage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The signs and symptoms of ARF were greatly improved in this patient after NPPV and conventional therapies. Early NPPV may be related to good prognosis of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hang
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China.
authors.forename: Li-Xiong
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China.
authors.forename: Chang-Qing
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Zhu
keywords: Hyperlipidemia; Pancreatitis; Pregnancy