Hospitalization, frequency of interventions and quality of life after endoscopic, surgical or conservative treatment in patients with chronic pancreatitis

Objective: Patients with chronic pancreatitis usually have a long and debilitating history of disease with frequent hospital admissions, episodes of intractable pain and multiple interventions. The primary therapeutic approach may affect the long term outcome of patients with chronic pancreatitis. The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate whether the selection of initial therapy affects quality of life and determines morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic pancreatitis. Patients and Methods: 292 patients with different initial therapies were retrospectively analyzed about frequency of intervent…