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. 2016 Oct 28;22(40):8940–8948. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i40.8940

Table 4.

Causes of pancreatitis and ansa pancreatica

Cause All patients with acute pancreatitis (n = 73) Patients with single-episode acute pancreatitis (n = 55) Patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis (n = 18)
Gallstones 19 (26.0) 18 (33.0) 1 (5.6)
Alcohol 14 (19.0)[2] 12 (22.0)[1] 2 (11.0)[1]
Idiopathic 10 (14.0)[1] 6 (11.0) 4 (22.0)[1]
Iatrogenic 6 (8.2) 6 (11.0) 0 (0)
Pancreas divisum1 6 (8.2) 1 (1.8) 5 (28.0)
Autoimmunity2 4 (5.6) 2 (3.6) 2 (5.6)
Meandering main pancreatic duct3 3 (4.2) 1 (1.8) 2 (11.0)
Pancreaticobiliary maljunction 1 (1.4) 1 (1.8) 0 (0)
Alcohol and hyperlipidemia combined 1 (1.4) 1 (1.8) 0 (0)
Choledocal cyst, pancreaticobiliary maljunction, and pancreas divisum combined 1 (1.4) 1 (1.8) 0 (0)
Cholesterol embolism 1 (1.4) 1 (1.8) 0 (0)
Crohn’s disease 1 (1.4) 1 (1.8) 0 (0)
Drug induced 1 (1.4) 1 (1.8) 0 (0)
Hyperlipidemia 3 (4.2) 2 (3.6) 1 (5.6)
Hypothermia 1 (1.4) 1 (1.8) 0 (0)
Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 1 (1.4) 0 (0) 1 (5.6)

Values are presented as the n (%); values in square brackets represent the number of subjects with ansa pancreatica.

1

Diagnosed according to the criteria used in a previous study[8];

2

Diagnosed according to the Asian Criteria of Autoimmune Pancreatitis revised in 2008[27];

3

Diagnosed according to the criteria used in a previous study[9].