Analysis of the etiology in 458 pancreatitis patients according to the M-ANNHEIM multiple risk factor classification

Background: Chronic pancreatitis (cP) represents a complex disorder with interaction of various risk factors. The M-ANNHEIM classification addresses this issue and stratifies multiple (M) etiological risk factors such as Alcohol (A), Nicotine (N), Nutrition (N), Heredity (H), Efferent duct factors (E), Immunity (I), Miscellaneous factors (M), differentiates various disease stages and defines different degrees of disease severity. Objectives: To identify the interaction and frequency of known etiological risk factors in pancreatitis patients. Methods: Patients (n=458 with sufficient data, exclusion of biliary pan…