Forty percent had functional abnormality; 16% had mucosal absorption abnormality while 30% required >1 readmission. Exocrine and endocrine insufficiencies were more prevalent in first year, and a significant proportion had both. A trend for higher functional insufficiency was observed in infected necrosis, complete or incomplete visualization of main pancreatic duct (MPD), dilated segment of MPD, and pseudocyst.
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