Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis: Are Hidden Causes Missed? Vincent Richeux Medscape Europe May 15, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/idiopathic-acute-pancreatitis-are-hidden-causes-missed-2026a1000frb In patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) without an obvious cause, clinicians should first consider a neoplastic etiology in those older than 35-40 years. In contrast, genetic or autoimmune causes are more likely in younger patients, noted Frédérick Moryoussef, MD, gastroenterologist at CHI Poissy-Saint-Germain-en-Laye in Paris, France. These findings were presented at the Francophone Days of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology (JFHOD 2026).