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- Title
Prevalence and distribution of extrapancreatic lesions complicating autoimmune pancreatitis.
- Authors
Hamano, Hideaki; Arakura, Norikazu; Muraki, Takashi; Ozaki, Yayoi; Kiyosawa, Kendo; Kawa, Shigeyuki
- Abstract
Autoimmune pancreatitis is a unique form of chronic pancreatitis characterized by high serum IgG4 concentrations and abundant IgG4-bearing plasma cell infiltration in the pancreatic lesion, and it has been reported to be associated with a variety of extrapancreatic lesions, leading us to postulate the concept of a systemic inflammatory disease. To confirm this, we clarified the exact distribution of these extrapancreatic lesions and provide a panoramic view of them.
- Publication
Journal of gastroenterology, 2006, Vol 41, Issue 12, p1197
- ISSN
0944-1174
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00535-006-1908-9