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What is the treatment of chronic pancreatitis?

Mahendra Bhandari
Professor of Urology, Director Clinical Research,
Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, USA

Q: My wife is suffering from chronic pancreatitis with a 16 mm large calculus. What is the treatment?

A:You should consult a gastroenterologist/surgeon and take his opinion. To my mind the decision to remove this stone would be depending upon the location of the stone.