What kind of disease is pancreatitis

Pancreatitis belongs to an acute abdominal disease, pancreatitis can be caused by a variety of factors, the main cause of pancreatitis abroad is long-term alcohol consumption, while in China is mainly due to cholecystitis, gallstones resulting in poor drainage of pancreatic fluid and pancreatitis, also known as biliary pancreatitis, gallstones can block the pancreatic duct, resulting in pancreatic fluid can not be excreted to the gastrointestinal tract, and pancreatic fluid is activated by digestive enzymes, causing inflammation of pancreatic cells, with the recurrence of pancreatitis With repeated attacks of pancreatitis, it can cause damage to the pancreas and form chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatitis can be divided into simple pancreatitis and severe pancreatitis, and the treatment of pancreatitis is mainly surgical, especially severe pancreatitis, which is also treated in gastroenterology.