Recurrent Pancreatitis Caused by Afferent Loop Syndrome with Pathologic Features of Type II Autoimmune Pancreatitis
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ERCP features of autoimmune pancreatitis
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a newly recognized entity of pancreatitis that can mimic malignancy (6). Patients with AIP and pancreatic cancer have many clinical features in common, such as a higher prevalence among elderly males, frequent presentation with painless jaundice, development of diabetes mellitus, and elevated levels of serum tumor markers. Radiologically, focal swelling of the p...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1738-9364,2289-0769
DOI: 10.3904/kjm.2019.94.2.200