Table 4.
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.
Diagnosed according to the criteria used in a previous study[8];
Diagnosed according to the Asian Criteria of Autoimmune Pancreatitis revised in 2008[27];
Diagnosed according to the criteria used in a previous study[9].