Therapeutic plasma exchange for acute hyperlipidemic pancreatitis: A case series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 202-204

  Al Humoud, Hani ^a   Alhumoud, Ekhlas ^b   Al Hilali, Nabieh ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b Mubarak Hospital   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Amylase; Cholesterol; Hyperlipidemic pancreatitis; Therapeutic plasma exchange; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ATORVASTATIN; BEZAFIBRATE; CHOLESTEROL; GEMFIBROZIL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACUTE HYPERLIPIDEMIC PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; PANCREAS DISEASE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AMYLASES; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PLASMA EXCHANGE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 44349124449     PISSN: 17449979     EISSN: 17449987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2008.00572.x     Document Type: Article

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