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Causes of Acute Pancreatitis
What Causes Acute Pancreatitis?
Primary causes of acute pancreatitis:
Gallstones that block the common bile duct. This inability to exit out of the bile duct into the small intestine is thought to cause obstruction of the pancreatic duct, which commonly joins the bile duct just before reaching the small intestine
Heavy, chronic alcohol abuse, which can lead to blockage of the small pancreatic ductules
Other causes of acute pancreatitis include:
- Abdominal trauma or surgery
- Kidney failure
- Lupus
- Infections, such as mumps, hepatitis A or B, or salmonella
- Cystic fibrosis
- Presence of a tumor
- A venomous sting from a scorpion
- Structural anatomic abnormalities that may be congenital or acquired
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