Sources

This page lists the named sources used on pancreatitis.eu/. We cite organisations and papers, not rumours. If a claim is not on this list, it should not appear on the site.

Last editorial check: 29 August 2026.

Content here is for reference. It is not medical advice. Disclaimer.

Patient and public information

Mayo Clinic

  • Pancreatitis — Symptoms and causes. Accessed from the live page dated 31 October 2025.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pancreatitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20360227

  • Pancreatitis — Diagnosis and treatment. Dated 31 October 2025.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pancreatitis/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20360233

  • Mayo Clinic News Network. Discovery reveals how to prevent organ damage in pancreatitis. 8 November 2024 (background only; not listed as 2025–2026 news).

https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/discovery-reveals-how-to-prevent-organ-damage-in-pancreatitis/

NIDDK (US National Institutes of Health)

Pages last reviewed November 2017 at the time of our check:

  • Definition & facts

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/pancreatitis/definition-facts

  • Symptoms & causes

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/pancreatitis/symptoms-causes

  • Diagnosis

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/pancreatitis/diagnosis

  • Treatment

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/pancreatitis/treatment

  • Eating, diet, & nutrition

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/pancreatitis/eating-diet-nutrition

NHS (UK)

  • Acute pancreatitis. Page last reviewed 11 March 2026.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/acute-pancreatitis/

  • Chronic pancreatitis. Page last reviewed 20 October 2025.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-pancreatitis/

American College of Gastroenterology

  • Pancreatitis — Acute and Chronic (patient topic). Updated June 2021 (page as retrieved 2026).

https://gi.org/topics/pancreatitis-acute-and-chronic

European and international guidelines

  • Löhr JM, Dominguez-Munoz E, Rosendahl J, et al. United European Gastroenterology evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of chronic pancreatitis (HaPanEU). United European Gastroenterology Journal. 2017;5(2):153–199.

https://doi.org/10.1177/2050640616684695 · PubMed 28344786

  • Dominguez-Munoz JE, et al. Recommendations from the UEG HaPanEU guidelines (summary). Pancreatology. 2018.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pan.2018.09.016

  • Working Group IAP/APA Acute Pancreatitis Guidelines. IAP/APA evidence-based guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis. Pancreatology. 2013;13(4 Suppl 2):e1–e15.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pan.2013.07.063

  • IAP/APA/EPC/IPC/JPS Working Group. International Association of Pancreatology Revised Guidelines on Acute Pancreatitis 2025. Pancreatology. 2025;25(6):770–814. Epub 10 July 2025. Endorsed by the European Pancreatic Club.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pan.2025.04.020

  • Banks PA, Bollen TL, Dervenis C, et al. Classification of acute pancreatitis—2012: revision of the Atlanta classification and definitions by international consensus. Gut. 2013;62(1):102–111.

https://gut.bmj.com/content/62/1/102

  • AEG-AESPANC-OPGE-SIED-SPG. Ibero-Latin American Guidelines on Acute Pancreatitis (iLATAM-AP). United European Gastroenterology Journal. Published 30 May 2026.

https://doi.org/10.1002/ueg2.70190

  • American Gastroenterological Association. Open for public comment: Acute pancreatitis guideline. 17 August 2026.

https://gastro.org/news/open-for-public-comment-acute-pancreatitis-guideline/

Epidemiology (peer-reviewed)

  • Roberts SE, Morrison-Rees S, John A, Williams JG, Brown TH, Samuel DG. The incidence and aetiology of acute pancreatitis across Europe. Pancreatology. 2017.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28159463/ · PDF (Swansea Cronfa)

  • Štimac D, Mikolasevic I, Krznaric-Zrnic I, Radic M, Milic S. Epidemiology of acute pancreatitis in the North Adriatic Region of Croatia during the last ten years. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2013;2013:956149.

https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/956149 · PMC 3586513

  • Olesen SS, Mortensen LH, Zinck E, et al. Time trends in incidence and prevalence of chronic pancreatitis: A 25-year population-based nationwide study. United European Gastroenterology Journal. 2020.

https://doi.org/10.1177/2050640620966513

  • Li T, Qin C, Zhao B, et al. Global and regional burden of pancreatitis: epidemiological trends, risk factors, and projections to 2050 from the global burden of disease study 2021. BMC Gastroenterology. 2024;24:398.

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-024-03481-8 · PMC 11545908

  • Liu W, Qiao Z, Du C, Zhang X. Comprehensive age-period-cohort analysis of global pancreatitis burden and socioeconomic disparities (1990–2021). BMC Gastroenterology. 2025;25:630. Published 1 September 2025.

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-04222-1

  • Yadav D, Lowenfels AB. The epidemiology of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. Gastroenterology. 2013;144(6):1252–1261. (cited within GBD papers; not used for original numbers on this site unless quoted from a primary page above)

Emergency numbers (Europe)

  • European emergency number 112 (EU).

https://european-union.europa.eu/live-work-study/health_en National numbers still apply in some countries (for example NHS 999 in the UK). Use the number that works where you are.

What we do not use as sources

  • Social media posts without a journal or official URL
  • Supplement shops, affiliate reviews, or “natural protocol” blogs
  • Unsourced infographics
  • Statistics we could not trace to a paper, GBD table, NIDDK, NHS, or Mayo Clinic

To suggest a correction, compare the live source URL. We would rather omit a number than guess.