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)
Drinking more than 3Â½ ounces of alcohol a day (the amount contained in about a bottle of wine, 8 bottles of beer, or 10 ounces of liquor) for more than 3 to 5 years may cause the small ductules in the pancreas that drain into the pancreatic duct to clog, eventually causing acute pancreatitis.