Pancreatitis - Hospital Treatments

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Some people have said they had pancreatitis and stayed in the

hospital for several days. It is my understanding that pancreatitis

is caused by stones blocking the bile duct. This is because the

stones prevent the flow of the the pancreatic juices and cause them

to back up. (Supposed to be very dangerous.) If that is the case,

then I'm curious why some people stayed in the hospital for a few

days, but did not need to have an ERCP to remove the stuck stones

from the bile duct.

The docs thought I had pancreatitis because my liver enymes were high

and stones were in my bile duct. They did an ERCP to get the stones

out of the duct. The next day them removed the gall bladder.

I wonder if I just could have stayted there on IV until the stones

passed themselves. Does anyone have info to share about what went on

during their hospital stay for pancreatitis? Thanks in advance.