These help to digest fat, and may also sometimes reduce the amount of pain. Pain control can be a challenge in patients with severe longstanding chronic pancreatitis. Narcotic addiction is a risk. However, the effect rarely lasts more than a few months. Some patients with chronic pancreatitis have pseudocysts, which require surgical drainage.
ERCP techniques have limited application in treatment of patients with chronic pancreatitis.
Pancreatic fistulas Fistulas means leakage of fluid from an internal organ to the skin. This happens when the juices cannot drain through the normal routes. In the case of pancreatic fistulas, this happens when the pancreatic duct is blocked, particularly after an injury to the pancreas or surgery to it. Please take the time to read our disclaimer .