Role of therapeutic plasma exchange in the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia: an experience
Hypertriglyceridemia of obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and type II diabetes mellitus are highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia. Severe hypertriglyceridemia is a rare but well known cause of acute pancreatitis. In treatment pancreatic rest, lifestyle changes, and lipid-lowering medications are essential...
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| author | Shaikh Ahmed Muntajib Wassay Farhan Javed Dar Asem K. Saleh Ibrahim Mansoor |
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| description | Hypertriglyceridemia of obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and type II diabetes mellitus are highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia. Severe hypertriglyceridemia is a rare but well known cause of acute pancreatitis. In treatment pancreatic rest, lifestyle changes, and lipid-lowering medications are essential, but the response is slow. Recently the role of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) has been stressed for fast and effective management in addition to insulin and heparin infusion. TPE for hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis resulted in drastic improvements in clinical and laboratory findings and patient outcomes as suggested in our cases. However, this procedure is limited due to its high cost and availability only in specialized hospitals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1e4db1c54d5456fb1807051adee2de92022-12-22T01:26:35ZengSAGE PublishingTherapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism2042-01882042-01962017-12-01810.1177/2042018817739571Role of therapeutic plasma exchange in the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia: an experienceShaikh Ahmed Muntajib WassayFarhan Javed DarAsem K. SalehIbrahim MansoorHypertriglyceridemia of obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and type II diabetes mellitus are highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia. Severe hypertriglyceridemia is a rare but well known cause of acute pancreatitis. In treatment pancreatic rest, lifestyle changes, and lipid-lowering medications are essential, but the response is slow. Recently the role of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) has been stressed for fast and effective management in addition to insulin and heparin infusion. TPE for hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis resulted in drastic improvements in clinical and laboratory findings and patient outcomes as suggested in our cases. However, this procedure is limited due to its high cost and availability only in specialized hospitals.https://doi.org/10.1177/2042018817739571 |
| spellingShingle | Shaikh Ahmed Muntajib Wassay Farhan Javed Dar Asem K. Saleh Ibrahim Mansoor Role of therapeutic plasma exchange in the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia: an experience Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| title | Role of therapeutic plasma exchange in the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia: an experience |
| title_full | Role of therapeutic plasma exchange in the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia: an experience |
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| title_short | Role of therapeutic plasma exchange in the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia: an experience |
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