Therapeutic plasma exchange in secondary prevention of acute pancreatitis in pregnant patient with familial hyperchylomicronemia.

Introduction: Hormone changes during pregnancy lead to increased plasma lipid levels. When there is added disorder of lipid metabolism, this otherwise physiological change can cause extremely high triglyceride levels with potentionally life-threatening complications, such as non-biliary acute pancreatitis.

Materials And Methods: We present a case report of a 27-year-old pregnant woman with familial hyperchylomicronemia and a history of 7 hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis attacks.