Acute appendicitis secondary to hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis: A case report

Dhruba Kadel; Sabin Chaulagain; Bikash Raj Thapa; Angela Basnet; Shashinda Bhuju

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4798

Acute appendicitis secondary to hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Sep 15;9(9):e04798. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4798. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Dhruba Kadel¹, Sabin Chaulagain², Bikash Raj Thapa³, Angela Basnet², Shashinda Bhuju¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital Banepa Nepal.
² Department of Internal Medicine Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital Banepa Nepal.
³ Department of Radiology, Consultant Radiologist National Academy of Medical Sciences National Trauma Center Kathandu Nepal.

Abstract

Hypertriglyceridemia led acute pancreatitis secreted exudative fluid tacked to the right iliac fossa may cause irritation of retroperitoneum leading to acute periappendicular inflammation and acute appendicitis.

Keywords: acute appendicitis; acute pancreatitis; hypertriglyceridemia.

Publication types

Case Reports