EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PANCREATIC LIPOMATOSIS, HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA, AND ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE AS RISK FACTORS FOR BILIARY PANCREATITIS

Global studies have established that in more than 40% of cases, pathologies of the biliary tract play a significant role in the development of pancreatitis. In such situations, pancreatitis arises against the background of the following conditions: anomalies in the position and shape of the gallbladder, strictures and cysts of the distal pancreatic duct and common bile duct, stenosis of the sphincter of Oddi (in 52% of cases), chronic cholecystitis (in 42%), gallstone disease or consequences of cholecystectomy (in 6%) (Tsuman I.G. et al., 2001).