It’s a controversy if pancreatitis can be considered one of the extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease (CD). (Barthet et al AJG) CD patients have a fourfold increase in the risk of acute pancreatitis (AP) compared to the general population. (Rasmussen et al Scan J Gastroenterol) The annual incidence of AP in the general population ranges from 13 to 45/100,000 persons. (Dhiraj et al Gastroenterology)