Reassessing the Risk of Pancreatitis With Alcohol.
Reassessing the Risk of Pancreatitis With Alcohol.
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重新评估酒精引起胰腺炎的风险。
DOI:
10.1097/mpa.0000000000000668
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发表时间:
2016
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Yadav,Dhiraj
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作者:
Yadav,Dhiraj
The relationship between heavy alcohol consumption, regardless of type, and acute and chronic pancreatitis is well established. A clear association is consistently demonstrated. 1, 2 Whether lower amounts or social drinking influence this susceptibility is less clear. Alcohol consumption even at low or moderate levels (< 50 grams a day) is associated with progression from acute to chronic pancreatitis3 and can alter the natural course of chronic pancreatitis. 4 After the onset of alcohol-related acute pancreatitis, reducing consumption or total abstinence decreases the risk of recurrences. 5 The development of pancreatitis only in a small fraction of alcoholics is likely related to inherent susceptibility. 6, 7 Alcoholics are more likely to be smokers, so there was initial skepticism of the role of smoking in pancreatitis. Smoking is now accepted as an independent risk factor for susceptibility as well as progression of pancreatitis. 8 The effect of smoking is dose-dependent and likely greater in the presence of concomitant alcohol exposure. The relationship between alcohol, smoking, and pancreatitis has been elegantly summarized in previous editorials. 9, 10In a study published in this issue of Pancreas, Setiawan et al11 assessed the relationship between alcohol, smoking, and incident pancreatitis in 145,866 subjects recruited in a multiethnic cohort from 1993-1996. Participants completed a detailed questionnaire at study entry, including questions on their drinking and smoking habits. Information on alcohol exposure was limited to the year before enrollment. Hospitalizations for incident pancreatitis through 2012 (n= 2810) were identified by a variety of record linkages. Pancreatitis events were divided into acute gallstone (37.9%), acute nongallstone (43.5%), and recurrent acute or chronic pancreatitis (18.6%). Subjects were aged between 45 and 75 years at study entry, and the average time from study entry to hospitalization for pancreatitis was 10.1 years.