ETIOLOGIES OF PANCREATITIS

Choledocholithiasis

Tumors

     Ampullary

    Ductal adenocarcinoma

     Intraductal papillary mucinous tumor 

     Pancreatic

Obstruction of the sphincter of Oddi/ampulla of Vater

     Common bile duct stone

     Sphincter or Oddi dyskinesia 

     Hypertensive sphincter of Oddi

    Choledochocele

     Pancreas divisum

     Ampullary polyp 

Posterior penetrating peptic ulcer disease

Toxins

     Ethyl alcohol

     Methyl alcohol

     Scorpion venom

     Organophosphorus insecticides

Medication side effect

     Azathioprine

     6-mercaptopurine

     Valproic acid

     Estrogens

     Tetracycline

     Metronidazole

     Nitrofurantoin

     Pentamidine

     Furosemide

     Sulfonamides

     Methyldopa

     Cimetidine

     Ranitidine

     Sulindac

     Dideoxyinosine

     Acetaminophen

     Erythromycin

     Salicylates

Trauma

Surgical/endoscopic sphincter of Oddi manipulation

Hypertriglyceridemia

Hypercalcemia

Infections

     Parasitic

          Ascariasis

          Clonorchiasis

     Viral

          Mumps

          Coxsackievirus

          Hepatitis

          Cytomegalovirus