<prompt> Metabolic disorder leading to acute pancreatitisHypoparathyroidismHyperparathyroidismHypothyroidismHyperthyroidism  <response>: B Hyperparathyroidism Causes of Acute Pancreatitis Common Causes Gallstones including microlithiasis Alcohol acute and chronic alcoholism; Hypertriglyceridemia Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ERCP, especially after biliary manometry Trauma especially blunt abdominal trauma Postoperative abdominal and non-abdominal operations Drugs azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, sulfonamides, estrogens, tetracycline, valproic acid, anti-HIV medications Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction Uncommon causes Vascular causes and vasculitis ischemic-hypoperfusion states after cardiac surgery Connective tissue disorders and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura TTP Cancer of the pancreas Hypercalcemia Periampullary diverticulum Pancreas divisum Hereditary pancreatitis Cystic fibrosis Renal failure Rare causes Infections mumps, coxsackievirus, cytomegalovirus, echovirus, parasites Autoimmune e.g., Sjogrens syndrome Causes to consider in patients with recurrent bouts of acute pancreatitis without an obvious etiology Occult disease of the biliary tree or pancreatic ducts, especially microlithiasis, sludge Drugs Hypertriglyceridemia Pancreas divisum Pancreatic cancer Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction Cystic fibrosis Idiopathic 