Diagnosaurus
Acute pancreatitis
Etiology
- Gallstone
- Alcohol
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypercalcemia
- Abdominal trauma or surgery
- Post-ERCP
- Drugs, e.g., azathioprine, mercaptopurine, pentamidine, didanosine (ddI), valproic acid, tetracycline, estrogen, sulfonamides, thiazides, glucocorticoids
- Viral, e.g., mumps, HIV
- Vasculitis
- Pregnancy
- Pancreas divisum
- Penetrating duodenal ulcer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Parasites, e.g., Clonorchis, Ascaris
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Cardiopulmonary bypass
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Last updated: January 13, 2015
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Acute Pancreatitis." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114717/all/Acute_pancreatitis.
Zeiger RFR. Acute pancreatitis. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114717/all/Acute_pancreatitis. Accessed April 26, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Acute pancreatitis. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114717/all/Acute_pancreatitis
Zeiger RFR. Acute Pancreatitis [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2025 April 26]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114717/all/Acute_pancreatitis.
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