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Apr 18, 2016Keywords:
acute pancreatitis anti-TNF agent AP hyperlipaemic pancreatitis hypertriglyceridaemia infliximab insulin infusion plasma exchange
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Acute management of hyperlipaemic pancreatitis: a successful reduction in triglyceride levels with simultaneous insulin infusion and plasma exchange
Abstract
We report on a case in which a combination of an insulin infusion and plasma exchange were successfully used in the acute management of hyperlipaemic pancreatitis.
Keywords: acute pancreatitis, anti-TNF agent, AP, hyperlipaemic pancreatitis, hypertriglyceridaemia, infliximab, insulin infusion, plasma exchange
