Increase in acute pancreatitis, especially gallstone related, as the cause for emergency admissions: Temporal trend from Kashmir, India.
Shaheena ParveenJaswinder SinghNeeraj DharShaheen NazirAnkush SharmaTariq Abdullah MirKalpana AcharyaMushtaq Ahmed KhanGhulam Mohd GulzarAltaf Hussain ShahGhulam Nabi YattooKuldeep S RainaPublished in: Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2024)
The incidence of acute pancreatitis is increasing due to gallstone pancreatitis. Ascariasis-related acute pancreatitis has declined. There is significant contribution of asymptomatic gallstones in patients who present for the first time as acute pancreatitis. Small gallstones < 5 mm are likely to be the risk factors for gallstone pancreatitis.