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Issues in hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis: an update.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2014
Scherer John, Singh Vijay P, Pitchumoni C S, Yadav Dhiraj
Abstract excerpt
Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is a well-established but underestimated cause of acute pancreatitis and recurrent acute pancreatitis. The clinical presentation of HTG-induced pancreatitis (HTG pancreatitis) is similar to other causes. Pancreatitis secondary to HTG is typically seen in the presence of one or more secondary factors (uncontrolled diabetes, alcoholism, medications, pregnancy) in a patient with an...
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