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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study 3. Male or female, aged ≥ 18 4. Chronic pancreatitis as defined by Cambridge grade 3 or 4 (3: \> 3 abnormal side branches; 4: abnormal main duct and branches) pancreatic ductal changes and/or parenchymal and/or intraductal calcifications (chronic calcific pancreatitis) by CT Scan or MRI/MRCP24 5. Minimally symptomatic: * Asymptomatic patients who were incidentally diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis based on imaging * Mild to moderate pain (visual analog scale ≤ 5) who do not require daily opioid pain medications * ≤ 1 episode of uncomplicated acute pancreatitis in 12 months prior to enrollment Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of diabetes (defined as either a HbA1c ≥ 6.5 % or a fasting glucose ≥ 126 mg/dL) 2. Pancreatic duct obstruction limited to the tail of pancreas 3. Surgically altered forgot anatomy prohibitive of ERCP with standard techniques (e.g Billroth II, Roux-en-y gastric bypass, pancreaticoduodenectomy) 4. Prior pancreatic surgery 5. Pancreatic head mass or suspicion for pancreatic malignancy 6. Concurrent extra-pancreatic malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer 7. Prior endoscopic therapy for pancreatic duct obstruction 8. Acute pancreatitis \< 90 days prior to enrollment 9. Active alcohol use within 2 months of enrollment 10. Gastrointestinal stricture/obstruction precluding passage of the duodenoscope to the papilla 11. Standard contraindications to ERCP 12. Unable to receive general anesthesia