Currently, the causes of alcoholism and smoking are more common than the causes of mechanical obstruction in acute pancreatitis. The most common types of acute pancreatitis are acute edematous pancreatitis and acute necrotizing pancreatitis. If the disease is not diagnosed and treated promptly, it can lead to many dangerous complications or even death.

Acute pancreatitis is an increasingly common disease. There are many causes of acute pancreatitis such as acute pancreatitis caused by alcohol, hyperlipidemia, after trauma... However, in which, 16-40% of patients with acute pancreatitis are caused by gallstones. .