All of the following can cause acute pancreatitis except -
Ans. is 'd' i.e., Hepatitis Causes of Acute PancreatitisCommon CausesGallstones (including microlithiasis) - most commonAlcohol (acute and chronic alcoholism) - IInd most commonHypertriglyceridemiaEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), especially after biliary manometryTrauma (especially blunt abdominal trauma)Postoperative (abdominal and nonabdominal operations)Drugs (L-asparginase, thiazide diuretics, frusomide, estrogens, azathioprime, 6-mercaptopurine, methyldopa, sulfonamides, tetracyclin, valproic acid, anti-HIV medications).Sphincter of Oddi dysfunctionUncommon causesVascular causes and vasculitis (ischemic-hypoperfusion states after cardiac surgery)Connective tissue disorders and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)Cancer of the pancreasHypercalcemiaPeriampullary diverticulumPancreas divisumHereditary pancreatitisCystic fibrosisRenal failureRare causesInfections (mumps, coxsackievirus, cytomegalovirus, echovirus, parasites)Autoimmune (e.g., Sjogren's syndrome)
Gall stones
Alcohol
Trauma
Hepatitis
Pathophysiology - Acute Pancreatitis