Autopsy study of acute pancreatitis

The autopsy incidence of acute pancreatitis as a cause of death in Uganda is similar to that seen in the U.S.A. The aetiological factors in acute pancreatitis in Uganda appears to be different from those in the western world. In 21 out of 26 patients (81 percent) whose cause of death was acute pancreatitis the aetiology of the pancreatitis was not determined. About 21 patients had associated chronic pancreatic disease