A Case of a 27 year-old female with recurrent pancreatitis due to hypertriglyceridemia / Gerald Barry G. De Rueda.

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De Rueda, Gerald Barry G., MD [author]

Language: english Publication details: Fairview, Quezon City: Department of Internal Medicine, FEU-NRMF 2020.Description: tables; (in folder) with CD (soft copy)Content type:

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Summary: Abstract: This is a case of a 27-year old female non-diabetic, non-hypertensive, with interval history of seven admissions presenting with epigastric pain radiating to the back with assoiciated episodes on non-bilious, non-bloody non-projectile vomiting with physical examination finding of globular abdomen, normoactive bowel sounds, with epigastric tenderness. Diagnostics from one of the admissions revealed very severe hypertriglyceridemia with the value of 23.56mmol/L, serum Lipase of 459.9 U/L (7.6 times elevated) and serum amylase of 242.2U/L (2.42 times revealed elevated). Non-contrast whole abdominal CT Scan with impression of acute/recurrent pancreatic body/tail pancreatitis; non-dilated biliary tree and pancreatic duct. Patient was managed with hydration, bowel rest and analgesics.

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Abstract: This is a case of a 27-year old female non-diabetic, non-hypertensive, with interval history of seven admissions presenting with epigastric pain radiating to the back with assoiciated episodes on non-bilious, non-bloody non-projectile vomiting with physical examination finding of globular abdomen, normoactive bowel sounds, with epigastric tenderness. Diagnostics from one of the admissions revealed very severe hypertriglyceridemia with the value of 23.56mmol/L, serum Lipase of 459.9 U/L (7.6 times elevated) and serum amylase of 242.2U/L (2.42 times revealed elevated). Non-contrast whole abdominal CT Scan with impression of acute/recurrent pancreatic body/tail pancreatitis; non-dilated biliary tree and pancreatic duct. Patient was managed with hydration, bowel rest and analgesics.

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