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

drug induced
liver failure
liver injury
respiratory failure
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
aortic dissection
prognostic factors
cross sectional
patient reported