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)
Other factors that sometimes can cause pancreatitis include: 1  Use of any of a wide variety of medications, such as. Sulfa drugs. 2  Abdominal surgery. 3  Severe trauma.  Metabolic conditions, such as high blood levels of calcium or 1  triglycerides. Some infections, such as mumps or viral hepatitis.