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Etiologies of acute pancreatitis in children
| Frequency (% of total cases) | |
|---|---|
| Biliary | 10–30 (9,11,12,14,16,18,22,23,34–36) |
| Medication | <25 (8,9,11,12,18,22,34,36,37) |
| Idiopathic | 13–34 (8,9,11,13,14,18,22–24,34–37) |
| Multisystem disease | 33 (9,12–14,18,23) |
| Trauma | 10–40 (8,9,11–14,18,22–24,34–37) |
| Infections | <10 (8,9,11–13,18,22,34–36) |
| Metabolic | 2–7 (9,11–13,18,34,36) |
| Hereditary | 5–8 (9,11,13,14,18,36,37) |
