OCTOBER 22, 2023

First Reports from ACG 2023

Severity of Acute Pancreatitis Morbidity Is Etiology-Specific

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—When etiology types were compared in a large sample of acute pancreatitis cases, biliary etiologies were associated with significant more morbidity, more interventions, and longer hospital stay than alcoholic-related AP, a finding that the researcher said can be useful for prognosis and management.

The study “highlights that AP morbidity depends on the underlying etiology,” reported Ali Jaan, MD, a third-year resident in internal medicine at