[Chronic pancreatitis in patients with the postcholecystectomy syndrome]

The authors report results of examination and treatment of 318 patients with chronic pancreatitis following cholecystectomy. Cholelithiasis is one of the most frequent etiological factors of development of pancreatitis. The incidence of pancreatitis showed a direct proportion to the duration of cholelithiasis before the operation. The treatment of these patients should be complex. Life-long prophylactic management is indicated in patients with pancreatic disorders.