Can cured grade 4 pancreatitis recur?

Question
Hello doctor,
My father has acute pancreatitis, level 4 has been cured. So the doctor asked me if the cured grade 4 pancreatitis can recur? Thank you.
Anonymous customer
Answer
Answered by Master, Doctor Ta Que Phuong - Department of General Internal Medicine, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.
Hi,
With the question “Can cured grade 4 pancreatitis recur? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Acute pancreatitis has many causes, the most common is acute pancreatitis caused by drinking a lot of alcohol for a long time, high Triglyceride (a type of blood fat), stones biliary tract stuck between the junction of the biliary tract, pancreatic stones, due to autoimmune, pancreatic ductal mucinous tumors,... It is unclear what causes your father has acute pancreatitis? However, acute pancreatitis still carries a risk of recurrence depending on the cause.
To limit the recurrence of the disease, your father needs to limit alcohol, control blood fats well (control the amount of fat put in through eating, control overweight, ...), remove gallstones, pancreatic stones . For grade 4 pancreatitis, you can go to a hospital under Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
Best regards!