“…We found necrosis limited to the periphery of the gland more often among alcoholics. Wanke et al [1] have published a detailed collection of international statistics. Other entries, such as carcinoma of the pancreas, pregnancy, and hyperparathyroidism, are only etiological factors, which presumably can lead to pancreatitis [3], but the actual causative pathological mechanism remains, in spite of the numerous theories, unclear.…”