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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2023; 29(18): 2747-2763
Published online May 14, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i18.2747
Published online May 14, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i18.2747
Table 1 Etiology of acute pancreatitis
| Causes of acute pancreatitis | |
| Toxic and metabolic | |
| Alcohol | |
| Hyperlipidemia (triglycerides > 600 mg) | |
| Hypercalcemia (hyperparathyroidism) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | |
| Hypothyroidism | |
| Uremia | |
| Drugs (medicaments) | |
| Scorpion venom | |
| Mechanical | |
| Gallstones, biliary sludge | |
| Ampullary obstruction (Crohn’s disease, villous tumors of the ampulla) | |
| Pancreatic obstruction (pancreatic tumor, chronic pancreatitis) | |
| Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction | |
| Pancreas divisium | |
| Post ERCP-pancreatitis | |
| Congenital malformation | |
| Trauma | |
| Others | |
| Ischemia | |
| Organ transplantation (bone marrow transplantation) | |
| Iatrogenic injury | |
| Infection | |
| Hereditary | |
| Autoimmune | |
| Cystic fibrosis | |
| Tropical (Ascaris lumbricoides) | |
| Idiopathic pancreatitis | |
- Citation: Zerem E, Kurtcehajic A, Kunosić S, Zerem Malkočević D, Zerem O. Current trends in acute pancreatitis: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29(18): 2747-2763
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v29/i18/2747.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v29.i18.2747