Medium-term Results of Endoscopic Treatment of Common Bile Duct Strictures in Chronic Calcifying Pancreatitis With Increasing Numbers of Stents

Abstract

Most chronic calcifying pancreatitis patients with common bile duct strictures respond to the increasing numbers of endoscopic stents, and remain stent free for medium term periods. Less patients (30%) does not benefit of biliary stenting, who are candidates for surgery.