Acute hyperlipidemic pancreatitis in a pregnant woman
10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2013.04.013
- Author:
Ying HANG
1
;
Yi CHEN
;
Li-Xiong LU
;
Chang-Qing ZHU
Author Information
1. Emergency Department
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hyperlipidemia;
Pancreatitis;
Pregnancy
- From:
World Journal of Emergency Medicine
2013;4(4):311-313
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
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. CONCLUSION: 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.
