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Keywords: Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use; Autoimmune Diseases - complications; Autoimmune pancreatitis; Bile; Cholangitis; Chronic pancreatitis; Conflicts of interest; Endocrinology & Metabolism; ERCP (Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography); Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Humans; Jaundice, Obstructive - drug therapy; Jaundice, Obstructive - etiology; Liver; Male; Middle Aged; Obstructive jaundice; Pancreatitis, Chronic - complications; Prednisone; Retrospective Studies; Stents; Treatment Outcome; Obstructive jaundice; AST; ALP; Chronic pancreatitis; Cholangitis; AIP; ALT; Prednisone; ERCP; Autoimmune pancreatitis; ERCP (Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography); TB; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; total bilirubin; alanine aminotransferase; aspartate aminotransferase; alkaline phosphatase