Severe acute pancreatitis due to tamoxifen-induced hypertriglyceridemia with positive rechallenge

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 382-384

  Sakhri, Jaballah ^a   Salem, Chaker Ben ^b   Harbi, Houssem ^a   Fathallah, Neila ^b   Ltaief, Rached ^a  

^a FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Hypertriglyceridemia; Pancreatitis; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RECHALLENGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LUNG EDEMA; MASTECTOMY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ACUTE DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPLICATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; METABOLISM; PANCREATITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; PANCREATITIS; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAMOXIFEN;

EID: 77954775152     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15908577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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