Symptoms
- Nausea and vomiting
- Sudden upper abdominal pain, also belt-shaped (radiating into the back)
- Colicky abdominal pain with gallstones
- Circulatory symptoms (fever, high pulse, low blood pressure, low urine output)
- Possibly yellowing of the skin
Risk factors
- Gallstones
- Alcohol consumption, esp. excessive
- Medication
- Genetic predisposition
- Cause unclear
Symptoms
- Nausea and vomiting
- Belt-like, persistent upper abdominal pain (also refractory to therapy)
- Possibly weight loss due to a digestive disorder (exocrine insufficiency)
- Possibly diabetes mellitus due to impaired insulin production (endocrine insufficiency)
- Possibly recurrent yellowing of the skin
Risk factors
- Alcohol consumption, especially chronic
- Smoking
- Medication
- Genetic predisposition and autoimmune process
- Cause unclear