title: [Plasmapheresis in the treatment of acute pancreatitis associated with severe hypertriglyceridaemia].
abstract: Acute pancreatitis can be caused by hypertriglyceridaemia. The treatment includes lowering of the blood triglyceride levels. We present a case of a 40-year-old woman who was admitted in this condition. She was treated with plasmapheresis, which led to a rapid decline of the blood triglyceride levels. The national Danish guidelines on treatment of acute pancreatitis do not mention plasmapheresis as a method of lowering elevated triglyceride levels. We suggest that the guidelines should be revised with attention to this treatment option.
authors.affiliation: dr.bech@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anders Bech
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
authors.forename: Palle Nordblad
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Mette Brimnes
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Damholt
authors.forename: Srdan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Novovic
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed