Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has an established role in the management of pancreaticductalcalculiandasfurthertreatmentmodalityforlargeordifficultcomplicatedcommon bile duct(CBD)stones. Combinedwithminimally invasive endoscopic procedure suchasendoscopic retrogradecholangio-pancreatography(ERCP),it has replaced open surgeryas theinitial form of therapy. ESWL has also proved to bean effective therapyin treating intrahepaticstones that are refractory toroutine endoscopic extraction.Inthese serialcaseswe presentthree caseswhichusing combinedESWLandERCP procedurestotreatchronicpancreatitispainandgiantCBDstonethat presentinggoodresultsonfollowupwithoutanycomplication.  Keywords:ESWL, ERCP,chronicpancreatitis, CBDstone
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
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