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Relevance. Patients with complicated forms of chronic pancreatitis (CP) require surgical intervention. One of the proven objective methods for assessing the results of surgical treatment is the assessment of the quality of life (QOL).Material and methods. An analysis of the QoL was carried out in 31 patients operated on for a complicated course of CP. Most of the patients were males -21 patients. The average age was 49 (44; 53) years. BMI 22.4 (20.4; 24). All patients underwent partial resection of the pancreatic head with longitudinal pancreatojejunostomy. QL was assessed using general questionnaires QLQ EORTS C30, SF 36, VASh. Patients were questioned more than 6 months after the operation. The median follow-up was 11.5 months. The data were statistically processed using nonparametric methods. Quantitative data are presented as a median with an indication of the interquartile range. Differences between quantitative characteristics were determined using the Mann-Whitney test.Results. The integral indicator of general QOL (in accordance with QLQ C30) increased from 29.17 (0; 50.0) units to 75.0 (54.2; 83.3). The level of physical condition of patients (in accordance with SF 36) before surgery was 30.5 (24.8; 37.5) points, after surgery -50.8 (46.7; 56.5) points. Psychological status before surgery 30.2 (26.7; 36.4), after surgery -53.8 (48.7; 57.3). The pain level according to the VAS before surgery was 8 (8; 10) points, after surgery -3 (2; 5) points. The revealed differences before and after surgery are statistically significant.Findings. Partial resection of the head of the pancreas with longitudinal pancreatojejunostomy contributes to a significant reduction in pain and improvement of QoL. However, it is necessary to continue monitoring this group of patients in order to identify possible recurrence of CP symptoms.