Diagnosis, treatment and long-term outcome of autoimmune pancreatitis in Sweden

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a pancreatic inflammatory process characterized by a strong inflammatory cell infiltration and two histopathologically distinct subtypes: type 1 and type 2. Diagnosis is often challenging and requires a combination of clinical, laboratory and imaging data. AIP can mimic pancreatic tumours leading to unnecessary resections if not correctly diagnosed. Short- and long-term outcomes of AIP have been poorly investigated so far and no large series have been previously reported from Sweden.

Source: Pancreatology - September 13, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Miroslav Vujasinovic, Roberto Valente, Pia Maier, Victoria von Beckerath, Stephan L. Haas, Urban Arnelo, Marco Del Chiaro, Nikolaos Kartalis, Raffaella Maria Pozzi-Mucelli, Carlos Fernandez-Moro, Caroline Sophie Verbeke, Jingru Yu, Weimin Ye, J. Matthias Source Type: research