“…For the treatment of chronic pancreatitis, ERCP and stent placement therapy are relatively new, minimally invasive alternatives to surgical methods [5,13,14]. Initial treatment with pancreatic duct stenting versus surgery continues to be a controversial issue when the long-term management of chronic pancreatitis is considered [3,7,10]. The purpose of this study was to determine objectively the efficacy of dependency in a long-term follow-up of patients requiring chronic pancreatitis treatment.…”