Q; 48 year old male is recovering in your ICU from acute pancreatitis. He asked you his risk of developing any long-term disease from his episode of acute pancreatitis. He is at high risk of developing following long-term disease (select best)

A) End Stage Renal Disease
B) Diabetes 
C) Pancreatic cancer
D) Splenic Vein thrombosis
E) Hepatocellular Carcinoma


Answer: B 

Patient's risk of becoming prediabetic or diabetic just even after first/one episode of acute pancreatitis in one year is around fifteen percent, and instead of decreasing it may increase further in next five years.


Reference: 

Das S, Singh PP, Phillips A, et al. Newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus after acute pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gut 2014; 63.