Table 3 Studies examining the association of pancreatitis and the ketogenic diet
From: Recurrent acute pancreatitis during a ketogenic diet—a case report and literature review
Study | Study type | Number of patients in study | Number of cases of acute pancreatitis | Age, year | Indication for ketogenic diet | Triglycerides at time of diagnosis of acute pancreatitis | Ketogenic diet duration | Outcome of patients with acute pancreatitis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stewart et al. [19] | Case report | 1 | 1 | 9 | Glucose transport protein syndrome | N/A | 8.5 years | Death |
Mackay et al. [20] | Retrospective chart review | 26 | 1 | Median age in study was 6.1 | Refractory epilepsy | N/A | Median duration of treatment in study was 9 months | Early cessation of ketogenic diet, treatment details unknown |
Mori et al. [21] | Case report | 1 | 1 | 5.7 | Refractory epilepsy | N/A | 5.25 years | Death |
Lyczkowski et al. [22] | Retrospective study | 71 | 2 | Mean age in study was 6.52 | Refractory epilepsy | N/A | 4 months | Early cessation of ketogenic diet, treatment details unknown |
Sofou et al. [23] | Longitudinal cohort study | 19 | 1 | 4.2 | Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency | N/A | 15 months | Early cessation of ketogenic diet, treatment details unknown |
Buse et al. [14] | Case report | 1 | 1 | 42 | Weight loss | > 25.86 mmol/L (normal < 2.2 mmol/L) | Several days | 13-day hospital admission with discharge in good condition and normalized triglycerides |