Low phospholipid-associated cholelithiasis syndrome: A rare cause of acute pancreatitis that should not be neglected

Table 1 Patients’ characteristics at diagnosis

General characteristics
Median age (yr)	37 ± 11.8	(26–67)	n = 24
Gender: Male	14	(58)	n = 24
Median BMI (kg/m2)	24 ± 4.5	(18.9–34)	n = 24
Pregnancy at diagnosis	0	(0)	n = 10
Ethnicity			n = 24
Caucasian	12	(50)
Maghrebian	10	(42)
Asian	1	(4)
Sub-Saharan African	1	(4)
Medical history
Acute pancreatitis	13	(54)	n = 24
Cholecystectomy	10	(42)	n = 24
Family history of cholelithiasis in first-degree relatives	7	(30)	n = 23
Acute cholecystitis	3	(13)	n = 24
Acute cholangitis	3	(13)	n = 24
Chronic pancreatitis	0	(0)	n = 24
Cholestasis of pregnancy	0	(0)	n = 10
Estrogen therapy	0	(0)	n = 10
Existing medical conditions
Recurring pain	21	(88)	n = 24
Acute pancreatitis	9	(38)	n = 24
Acute cholecystitis	2	(14)	n = 14
Acute cholangitis	1	(4)	n = 24
Cytolysis			n = 23
Presence	13	(57)
Quantification (N)	2.8 ± 3.1	(0–10)
Cholestasis			n = 23
Presence	13	(57)
Quantification (N)	1.7 ± 2.0	(0–8)

Quantitative results: means ± SD. Qualitative results: n (%); BMI: Body mass index; N: Normal value.