Diagnosis:
(1) evidence of acute pancreatitis (biochemical, imaging)
(2) presence of one or more conditions associated with ischemic pancreatitis (see below)
(3) exclusion of alternative causes
Conditions associated with ischemic pancreatitis:
(1)
shock
(2) postoperative (cardiopulmonary bypass, other)
(3) thrombosis (hypercoagulability, other)
(4) sickle cell disease with vaso-occlusive crisis
(5) other embolic (atherosclerotic debris from aortic aneurysm, other)
(6) other vascular disease (vasculitis, arteriosclerosis, vasospasm, aneurysm, etc)
(7) status post pancreas transplantation
