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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
There are many causes for acute pancreatitis. The most common causes are often taught using the mnemonic "I GET SMASHED" shown below. These causes include; idiopathic, alcohol, gallstones, trauma, steroids, scorpion bites, mumps, autoimmune diseases, ERCP, and certain medications.
Causes
Common Causes
A common mnemonic for the causes of pancreatitis spells "I get smashed", an allusion to heavy drinking (one of the many causes):
- I - idiopathic
- G - gallstone. Gallstones that travel down the common bile duct and which subsequently get stuck in the Ampulla of Vater can cause obstruction in the outflow of pancreatic juices from the pancreas into the duodenum. The backflow of these digestive juices causes lysis (dissolving) of pancreatic cells and subsequent pancreatitis.
- E - ethanol (alcohol)
- T - trauma
- S - steroids
- M - mumps (paramyxovirus) and other viruses (Epstein-Barr virus, Cytomegalovirus)
- A - autoimmune disease (Polyarteritis nodosa, Systemic lupus erythematosus)
- S - scorpion sting - Tityus Trinitatis - Trinidad/ snake bite
- H - hypercalcemia, hyperlipidemia/hypertriglyceridemia and hypothermia
- E - ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography - a procedure that combines endoscopy and fluoroscopy)
- D - drugs (SAND - steroids & sulfonamides, azathioprine, NSAIDS, diuretics such as furosemide and thiazides, & didanosine) and duodenal ulcers
Causes by Organ System
Causes in Alphabetical Order