Patient with gemfibrozil-controlled hypertriglyceridemia that developed acute pancreatitis after starting ketogenic diet

Current Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 224-226

  Buse, George J ^a,c   Riley, Keyan D ^a   Dress, Christopher M ^a   Neumaster, Terry D ^b  

^a KEESLER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Cannon Air Force Base   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertriglyceridemia; Ketogenic diet; Pancreatitis; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; GEMFIBROZIL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; KETOGENIC DIET; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIPID DIET; LIPID METABOLISM; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TACHYCARDIA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AMYLASES; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; FEVER; GEMFIBROZIL; HUMANS; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; KETONES; LIPASE; MALE; OBESITY; PANCREATITIS; PRECIPITATING FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 1642306154     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7944(03)00159-4     Document Type: Article

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