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Table 4 Etiology of chronic pancreatitis

From: A proposal for a new clinical classification of chronic pancreatitis

Etiology of chronic pancreatitis

▪alcohol

▪idiopathic (unknown origin)

▪hereditary

▪autoimmune or in combination with specific diseases (Crohn's, PBC)

▪tropical

▪cystic fibrosis

▪obstructive (pancreatic duct)

▪drugs