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A Rare Case Of Acute Pancreatitis Associated With Cannabinoids Consumption, Mays Abdulazeez, Michael Perez, Alejandro Hidalgo Parada, Rani Rabah, Greity Dominguez, Rowel Perez Vargas, Jose Cano, Jesus Garza-Tamez, Sunand Kallumadanda
A Rare Case Of Acute Pancreatitis Associated With Cannabinoids Consumption, Mays Abdulazeez, Michael Perez, Alejandro Hidalgo Parada, Rani Rabah, Greity Dominguez, Rowel Perez Vargas, Jose Cano, Jesus Garza-Tamez, Sunand Kallumadanda
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Introduction: Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory condition of the pancreas characterized by abdominal pain and elevated levels of pancreatic enzymes in the blood. Acute pancreatitis is a leading gastrointestinal cause of hospitalization in the United States. Several conditions are associated with acute pancreatitis, of which gallstones and chronic alcohol use disorder account for approximately two-thirds of the cases. Others, including smoking, hypertriglyceridemia, infections, trauma, drugs, malignancy, scorpion stings, hypercalcemia, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), opioids, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, macrolides, diuretics, statins, and cannabis have also been associated with acute pancreatitis. Cannabis is the most widely used recreational drug worldwide, with …