Pancreatitis risk factors

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Risk Factors

Risk factors for acute pancreatitis include:

• Abdominal injury
• Alcoholism
• Cystic fibrosis
• Family history of pancreatitis
• Hypertriglyceridemia - high triglycerides
• Family history of Hypertriglyceridemia
• Renal failure
• SLE
• Drugs
• Male gender

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