Case Control Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2016; 22(6): 2104-2110
Published online Feb 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i6.2104
Prospective evaluation of the cause of acute pancreatitis, with special attention to medicines
Mitra Rashidi, Ola Røkke
Mitra Rashidi, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Nydalen 0372, Oslo, Norway
Ola Røkke, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, Akershus 1478, Norway
Ola Røkke, Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, Nydalen 0316, Oslo, Norway
Author contributions: Rashidi M and Røkke O designed the study, collected the data, conducted the statistical analysis and wrote the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The local ethics committee was contacted and permission was not required as no intervention outside the normal hospital protocol was planned.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors of this manuscript declare no conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: Mitra Rashidi, MD, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Nydalen 0372, Oslo, Norway. mitrarashidi@hotmail.com
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Received: June 17, 2015
Peer-review started: June 19, 2015
First decision: July 10, 2015
Revised: July 24, 2015
Accepted: September 13, 2015
Article in press: September 14, 2015
Published online: February 14, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: We conducted a study investigating a large cohort of patients admitted with acute pancreatitis to gain knowledge of the possible causes.