RT Book, Section
A1 Greenberger, Norton J.
A2 Greenberger, Norton J.
A2 Blumberg, Richard S.
A2 Burakoff, Robert
SR Print(0)
ID 55958950
T1 Chapter 27. Autoimmune Pancreatitis
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Endoscopy, 2e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176848-1
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55958950
RD 2024/04/23
AB Presentation  with  obstructive  jaundice.Diffuse  swelling  and  enlargement  of  the  pancreas,  especially  the  head,  the  latter  mimicking  carcinoma  of  the  pancreas.Diffuse  irregular  narrowing  of  the  pancreatic  duct  on  ERCP  or  MRCP.Elevated  serum  IgG4  level.Extrapancreatic  and  intrahepatic  bile  duct  strictures.Resolution  or  marked  improvement  in  pancreatic  and  extrapancreatic  manifestations  after  corticosteroid  treatment.Pancreatic  biopsies  reveal  extensive  fibrosis  and  lymphoplasmacytic  infiltration.HISORT  criteria  used  to  establish  the  diagnosis.