Gallstones as a cause in presumed acute alcoholic pancreatitis: observational multicentre study.

Noor J SissinghFleur E M de RijkHester C TimmerhuisDevica S UmansMarie-Paule G F AntenStefan A W BouwenseFoke van DelftBrechje C van EijckWillemien G ErkelensWouter L HazenSjoerd D KuikenRutger QuispelTessa E H RomkensMatthijs P SchwartzTom C SeerdenB W Marcel SpanierTessa VerlaanFrank P VleggaarRogier P VoermansRobert C VerdonkJeanin E van Hooft

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2024)

Gallstones were found in almost one in every five patients diagnosed with acute alcoholic pancreatitis. Gallstones were associated with a higher rate of recurrent pancreatitis, while undergoing cholecystectomy was associated with a reduction in this rate.

Keyphrases

liver failure
liver injury
drug induced
end stage renal disease
respiratory failure
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
aortic dissection
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
hepatitis b virus
cross sectional
acute respiratory distress syndrome