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Dr. Taha Akhtar Khan*, Dr. Muhammad Salman Asif and Dr. Mohammad Huzefa Abid

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the risk factors for Acute Idiopathic Pancreatitis (AIP) in Lahore's tertiary care hospital. It is cross-sectional study performed at Department of Surgery Sheikh Zayed Hospital Lahore, from January 2019 to December 2019. Material and Methods: All abdominal pain cases diagnosed as acute pancreatitis based on history, clinical examination, and serum amylase levels (>3 times average) were included in the study. Imaging studies (ultrasound, Computed Tomography (CT) scan abdomen and Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) were conducted in each case to confirm the diagnosis. A thorough assessment was done to determine the cause of acute pancreatitis, including the radiological findings, previous history of abdominal trauma or surgery along with past medical history, drug history and socioeconomic activities (alcohol/smoking/ Gutka/Pan/pan/charas). Results: 70 cases of acute pancreatitis, including 23 idiopathic cases, found Gutka/Pan/pan Chewing as the leading risk factor for acute idiopathic pancreatitis, especially in young male patients with atypical presentation. Conclusion: Further studies are needed to determine the pathophysiological role of this increasingly important risk factor of acute pancreatitis.