Acute pancreatitis risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]; Tarek Nafee, M.D. [3]
Overview
The most potent risk factor in the development of acute pancreatitis is alcoholism. Other common risk factors include diabetes mellitus, morbid obesity, abdominal trauma, family history, hypertriglyceridemia, cystic fibrosis, renal failure, SLE, and certain medications.
Risk Factors
Risk factors for acute pancreatitis include:[1][2][3]
- Abdominal injury
- Alcoholism
- Cystic fibrosis
- Diabetes mellitus
- Morbid obesity
- Family history of pancreatitis
- Hypertriglyceridemia – high triglycerides
- Family history of Hypertriglyceridemia
- Renal failure
- SLE
- Drugs
- Male gender
References
- ↑ Yadav D, Lowenfels AB (2013). “The epidemiology of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer”. Gastroenterology. 144 (6): 1252–61. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2013.01.068. PMC 3662544. PMID 23622135.
- ↑ Hong S, Qiwen B, Ying J, Wei A, Chaoyang T (2011). “Body mass index and the risk and prognosis of acute pancreatitis: a meta-analysis”. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 23 (12): 1136–43. doi:10.1097/MEG.0b013e32834b0e0e. PMID 21904207.
- ↑ Forsmark CE, Vege SS, Wilcox M (November 17,2016). “Acute Pancreatitis”. The New England Journal of Medicine: 1972–1981. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1505202. Retrieved November 25,2016. Check date values in:
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