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What Causes Frequent Pancreatitis Attacks?
My friend has had about 13 pancreatitis attacks and has been hospitalized everything for them. My question is how many pancreatitis attacks can a person have and why do them seem to be happening more frequently now even though she is under the care of a specialist, on a special diet?
Fri, 13 Jan 2017
Hi,
In most cases this is caused by small biliary stones or pancreatic stones and he should do ERCP or MRI biligraphy to rule this out. Other causes are alcohol, metabolic disorders or tumors of biliary duct. These are serious issues if so many attacks occured and it should be evaluated so that treatment can be started as soon as possible.
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Kindly regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein
In most cases this is caused by small biliary stones or pancreatic stones and he should do ERCP or MRI biligraphy to rule this out. Other causes are alcohol, metabolic disorders or tumors of biliary duct. These are serious issues if so many attacks occured and it should be evaluated so that treatment can be started as soon as possible.
I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time.
Kindly regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein
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