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ACUTE PANCREATITIS |
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non-traumatic: |
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infection: |
viral, eg. coxsackie, mumpstyphoid fever |
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metabolic / endocrine: |
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abnormal anatomy: |
previous polya gastrectomy or biliary surgery duodenal diverticulum pancreas divisum |
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drugs / toxins: |
alcohol (20%)drugs, eg. steroids, chemotherapyTrinidad scorpion bites |
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other / miscellaneous: |
biliary tract disease, usually stones (50%)pancreatic carcinoma renal transplantation polyarteritis nodosa embolism pregnancy |
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traumatic (5%): |
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operative trauma blunt or penetrating abdominal injury ERCP pancreatic arteriography |
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idiopathic (20%) |
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