autoimmune pancreatitis/edema

METHODS A-51-year-old man presented with increasingly severe upper abdominal pain, in reduced general state and mild weight loss. Ten years before the patient had undergone a Kausch-Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy) for an inflammatory mass in the pancreas, at that time histologically

A 78-year-old-man was admitted to our hospital because of renal insufficiency 20 months after the onset of autoimmune pancreatitis. He had cerebral infarction and prostatic hypertrophy as complications. He had been previously diagnosed with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). The initial therapy was

BACKGROUND Autoimmune pancreatitis is a rare variant of chronic pancreatitis characterized by pancreatic ductal narrowing and pancreatic parenchymal edema on computed tomography and rarely with intermittent attacks of abdominal pain. Recently, it has been found to be a systemic disease with

BACKGROUND Intrapancreatic bile duct stricture in autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is usually diagnosed as sclerosing cholangitis even if the stricture is limited to the intrapancreatic area. However, it is not known whether compression caused by pancreatic edema or biliary wall thickening causes such

Recent observations suggest that immune response is involved in the development of pancreatitis. However, the exact pathogenesis underlying this immune-mediated response is still under debate. TGF-beta has been known to be an important regulating factor in maintaining immune homeostasis. To

OBJECTIVE IgG4-related disease is a systemic disease that affects various organs of the body. Aim of this study is to elucidate the clinical characteristics of IgG4-related rhinosinusitis. METHODS Clinical features, laboratory findings, radiological and endoscopic findings, associated disease,

OBJECTIVE To elucidate the clinical characteristics of IgG4-related retroperitoneal fibrosis (RF). METHODS IgG4-related RF was diagnosed when all of the following three criteria were fulfilled: retroperitoneal soft tissue masses surrounding the aorta and/or adjacent tissues, elevation of the serum