Is pancreatitis a surgical or medical condition?

The treatment of pancreatitis belongs to internal medicine, acute pancreatitis is a common emergency in gastroenterology, there are many causes of acute pancreatitis, the most common cause of acute pancreatitis is of biliary origin, including bile duct stones, gallbladder stones, biliary ascariasis. In addition to this, heavy drinking and overeating can also cause acute pancreatitis, and excessive obesity and significantly elevated blood lipids can cause hyperlipidemic pancreatitis. When acute pancreatitis occurs, you need to be admitted to the gastroenterology department for observation and treatment, and the methods generally adopted are fasting, gastrointestinal decompression, antispasmodic and analgesic, anti-inflammatory, hydration and electrolytes. If the abdominal distension is more obvious, it can be treated with herbal catheterization. Only when acute pancreatitis is complicated by pancreatic necrosis and intra-abdominal infection is obvious, surgical treatment can be taken.