Effects of disease severity and necrosis on pancreatic dysfunction after acute pancreatitis

Figure 2 Fecal pancreatic elastase-I levels and contrast enhanced abdominal computed tomography findings. Fecal pancreatic elastase-I (FPE-1) level was significantly lower in necrotizing acute pancreatitis (NAP) than the patients without pancreatic necrosis (^bP < 0.001). FPE-I levels as follows; 292.43 ± 178.78, 487 ± 226.21, and 443.91 ± 167.83 μg/g stool in NAP, edematous acute pancreatitis (EAP) and normal contrast enhanced abdominal computed tomography (CT) groups, respectively.