Computed tomography features of recurrent acute pancreatitis based on different etiologies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute pancreatitis (AP), recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP), and chronic pancreatitis (CP) are increasingly viewed as stages in a continuous disease spectrum when the underlying etiology remains unresolved. Previous studies have investigated the effect of different etiologies on AP severity, but few have specifically examined the clinical and radiologic characteristics of RAP stratified by etiology. This study aimed to investigate the computed tomography (CT) features of RAP stratified by etiology.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed the data of 683 RAP patients who underwent contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) at three tertiary hospitals between January 2015 and December 2019. The patients were categorized into five etiologic groups: alcoholic, cholelith

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12514607 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature