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ArticleInternal and emergency medicine2025

Acute pancreatitis caused by oral contraceptives.

Yersen Asai, Qiqi Zhang, Liangliang Zheng, Jian Li, Zhiqiang Zhang, Hong Liang Gao

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Article in Internal and emergency medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yersen AsaiThe Second Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Qiqi ZhangThe Second Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Liangliang ZhengThe Second Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Jian LiThe Second Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Zhiqiang ZhangThe Second Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Hong Liang GaoThe Second Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China. gaohongliang2008@xjmu.edu.cn.

Funding

Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Distinguished Youth Science Fund Program (2022D01E25). (2022D01E25).
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis manifests as an inflammatory condition, starting with the acinar cells in the pancreas and gradually escalating to widespread inflammation. Hypertriglyceridemia ranks as the third leading reason for acute pancreatitis, following gallstones and alcohol use, making up 2-14% of instances [1]. Numerous research findings indicate that acute pancreatitis triggered by hypertriglyceridemia (HTG-AP, hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis) may lead to increased death rates compared to other acute pancreatitis causes hypertriglyceridemia, characterized by fasting serum triglycerides exceeding (150mg/dL; 1.7mmol/L), and severe hypertriglyceridemia, identified by levels above (885 mg/dL; > 10 mmol/L) [2]. This paper presents an uncommon instance of HTG-AP, triggered by polycystic ovary syndrome and treated with oral contraceptive Drospirenone and ethinylestradiol tablets, where serum triglyceride levels reached an unprecedented 9906.37 mg/dL.

Indexed as

Contraceptives, OralHypertriglyceridemiaPancreatitisAcute DiseaseAdultAndrostenesEthinyl EstradiolFemaleHumansPolycystic Ovary SyndromeTriglyceridesAndrostenesContraceptives, OralEthinyl EstradiolTriglyceridesAcute pancreatitisDrospirenone and ethinylestradiolHypertriglyceridemiaOral contraceptives

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PMID40048067

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