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1. Acute pancreatitis : Causes, incidence, and risk factors (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
The main causes of acute pancreatitis in adults are: Alcohol use; Gallbladder (biliary) disease; Gallstones. Other causes include: Certain medications (especially estrogens, corticosteroids, thiazide diuretics, and azathioprine; Common bile duct s...• Reviewer: Christian Stone, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

2. Chronic pancreatitis (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Chronic pancreatitis is swelling (inflammation) of the pancreas that leads to scarring and loss of function. The pancreas is an organ located behind the stomach that produces chemicals needed to digest food. It also produces the hormones insulin a...• Reviewer: Christian Stone, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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3. Causes of Acute Pancreatitis -- Information from the Merck Manual
Characteristic abdominal pain leads a doctor to suspect acute pancreatitis, especially in a person who has gallbladder disease or who is an alcoholic. About 1 times as many women as men experience acute pancreatitis caused by gallstones.
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec09/ch124/ch124b.html#sb124_1

4. Pancreatitis: treatment, symptoms, cause, complications, long-term outlook, risks, statistics
Acute pancreatitis is usually caused by drinking too much alcohol or by. The usual cause of chronic pancreatitis is many years of alcohol abuse, but the chronic form may also be triggered by only one acute attack, especially if the pancreatic...
http://www.mamashealth.com/pancreatitis.asp

5. Pancreatitis
Trauma to the pancreas and hereditary pancreatitis are two known causes of childhood pancreatitis. A determining factor in the diagnosis of hereditary pancreatitis is two or more family members with pancreatitis in more than one generation.
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/pancreatitis/

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