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Case Reports
. 2021;50(4-5):572-574.
doi: 10.1159/000510647. Epub 2020 Nov 24.

Plasmapheresis for the Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis due to Severe Hypertriglyceridemia

Juan Carlos Ruiz-Rodríguez  1   2 , Luis Silvestre Chiscano-Camón  3   4 , Clara Palmada  1 , Verónica Pons  5 , Ricard Ferrer  1   2
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Case Reports

Plasmapheresis for the Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis due to Severe Hypertriglyceridemia

Juan Carlos Ruiz-Rodríguez et al. Blood Purif. 2021.

Abstract

Severe hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is associated with acute pancreatitis (AP). Treatment options include total plasma exchange (TPE). We report a case of AP due to severe HTG treated with TPE.

Keywords: Acute pancreatitis; Hypertriglyceridemia; Multi-organ dysfunction; Plasma exchange; Plasmapheresis.

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