title: Epidemiological aspects of acute pancreatitis.
abstract: An epidemiologic analysis is carried out on incidence rate, mortality rate and etiology of acute pancreatitis, both from a general point of view and by the Spanish experience. In particular the linkages between biliary lithiasis, alcoholism and acute pancreatitis are investigated.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario, Insalud.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carballo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martínez de Pancorbo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology