Current trends in acute pancreatitis: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

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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

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

ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

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

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 [PMID: 37274068 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i18.2747]

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