17 Summary Introduction: exessive alcohol consumption is a cause of many diseases, but the most common are liver cirrhosis and chronic pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to determine the link between alcoholic liver cirrhosis and chronic pancreatitis. Patients and methods: we encluded patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis hospitalized at the Department of Gastroenterology, Clinical Hospital Centre, Rijeka, from October 2015. to November 2016. Patients with liver cirrhosis caused by other factor except alcohol and patients with other pancreatic disease were excluded from the study. The severity of liver disease was assesed by the Child-Pugh score. FE test was performed to determine EPI. Concentration of <200 μg/g indicates a moderate EPI, while values <100 μg/g indicate severe EPI. Results: 38 patients with alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver were analyzed, with the median age being 60.5 years (range, 43-83 years). Four patients presented with a Child-Pugh score A, 15 with Child-Pugh score B, while 19 patients had a Child-Pugh score C. Moderate to severe EPI, assessed by FE testing, was determined in 7 patients (18.4%), of which 3 presented with severe EPI (FE level <100 μg/g). No observed correlations between FE levels and liver funtion tests were statistically significant. A comparison of groups with and without EPI showed a statistically signiicant difference in the erythrocyte count (P=0.007). Conclusion: EPI was found in 25% of patients. Statistical analysis showed no correlation between EPI and ALC. However, the study was performed on a small number of patients and further prospective studies on a large group of patients are necessary to determine a link between this two diseases.