Common risk factors in the development of<unk>  cholangitis include bile duct stones, history of gall stones, biliary strictures, and biliary tract surgery. Less common factors include immunodeffeciency, comorbidities and sclerosing cholangitis. There is a higher risk of acute cholangitis in patients with advanced age (>70) and smoking.
Ascending cholangitis risk factors
Choledocholithiasis risk factors
Chronic pancreatitis risk factors
Cholangiocarcinoma risk factors
Pancreatitis risk factors
Acute pancreatitis risk factors
Pyogenic liver abscess risk factors
Cholangitis risk factors