Hypertrygliceridemia-induced Acute Pancreatitis Following Hyperlipidemic Abdominal Crisis

Hypertrygliceridemia-induced Acute Pancreatitis Following Hyperlipidemic Abdominal Crisis

Hypertriglyceridemia is a well established cause of acute pancreatitis (AP). Multiple mechanism are proposed to explain this phenomenon, but the exact mechanism is unknown. Clinical manifestations are similar to other forms of AP. Although amylase and lipase levels exclude the diagnosis of AP in nor...

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Main Authors: Serhat Akay, Murat Enis Ardic, Nazif Erkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AVES 2011-08-01
Series:Eurasian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Computed tomography
Hypertriglyceridemia
Pancreatitis
Online Access:http://www.eajm.org/text.php3?id=401

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