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Table 2 Severity and local complications of alcoholic and biliary AP

From: Comparison of clinical course and outcome of acute pancreatitis according to the two main etiologies: alcohol and gallstone

 

Alcohol group (n = 50)

Biliary group ( n = 76)

P value

Severity of AP

   

Mild

8 (16)

59 (77.6)

<0.001

Moderately severe

30 (60)

16 (21.1)

<0.001

Severe

12 (24)

1 (1.3)

<0.001

Local complications

   

APFC

15 (30)

14 (18.4)

0.131

Pseudocyst

10 (20)

5 (6.6)

0.023

ANC

3 (6)

3 (3.9)

0.597

WON

1(2)

0(0)

0.216

  1. Values are expressed as the n (%)
  2. AP, acute pancreatitis; APFC, acute peripancreatic fluid collection; ANC, acute necrotic collection; WON, walled-off necrosis
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BMC Gastroenterology

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