Complications of pancreatitis: Medical and surgical management
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Autoimmune pancreatitis: medical and surgical management.
CONTEXT Autoimmune pancreatitis is characterised by a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate consisting in part of plasma cells that produce large amounts of IgG4. It can manifest as focal or diffuse enlargement of the pancreas with associated strictures of the pancreato-bilary tree giving rise to symptoms including abdominal pain, weight loss and obstructive jaundice; thus it can be extremely difficult ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0016-5085
DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(83)90052-5