The influence of cholecystectomy and recurrent biliary events on the risk of post-pancreatitis diabetes mellitus: a nationwide cohort study in patients with first attack of acute pancreatitis

It is unknown whether cholecystectomy for acute pancreatitis (AP) affects the risk of post-pancreatitis diabetes mellitus (PPDM). We aimed to investigate the associations between cholecystectomy, recurrent biliary events prior to cholecystectomy, and the risk of PPDM in patients with AP.Using New Zealand nationwide data from 2007 to 2016, patients with first admission for AP were identified (n = 10,870). Cholecystectomy was considered as a...