Endocrine Abstracts

Pancreatitis has multiple aetiologies of which commonest are gall stones and alcohol. Hypertriglyceridaemia is a less common (1-14 %) cause of pancreatitis. We present three case histories of acute pancreatitis due to severe triglyceridaemia and its management challenge in people with diabetes.Case history: 1. A 33-year-old man with BMI of 41 kg/m2 with Hodgkin lymphoma, thyrotoxicosis and diabetes, but no history of alcohol use was diagnosed ...