Pauley Perrette, Actress: NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Pauley Perrette is known to millions around the world as Abby Sciuto, the brilliant but offbeat forensic scientist on CBS' NCIS (2003), the #1-rated drama in the world.
Conditions that can lead to pancreatitis include: 1  Alcoholism. 2  Gallstones. 3  Abdominal surgery. 4  Certain medications. 5  Cigarette smoking. 6  Cystic fibrosis. 7  Family history of pancreatitis. 8  High calcium levels in the blood (hypercalcemia), which may be caused by an overactive parathyroid gland (hyperparathyroidism)
People with pancreatitis tend to feel very sick all the time. Pancreatitis is commonly a result of gallstones obstructing the release of digestive enzymes or from heavy alcohol intake. Some other causes of pancreatitis can be trauma, surgery, medications, and even metabolic disorders. In the United Kingdom, four in 100,000 people suffer from acute pancreatitis annually. For about 30% of patients with acute pancreatitis, the cause for the condition is not known.