Pancreatitis may occur with a normal amylase concentration in hypertriglyceridaemia
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Acute Pancreatitis Due to Hypertriglyceridaemia in Pregnancy.
Acute pancreatitis due to hypertriglyceridaemia during pregnancy is a rare but severe clinical condition that may cause fatal results for both the mother and the foetus. Acute pancreatitis developed in a 37-year-old pregnant woman with familial hypertriglyceridaemia and diabetes mellitus in the 31(st) week of pregnancy. As intrauterine foetal death developed, the pregnancy of the patient was te...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7067.1265