Diagnosing autoimmune pancreatitis: choosing your weapon

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a relatively newly discovered and rare disease that can be challenging to recognize and diagnose.1 Although a case report first described it in 1961, not until 1995 did it begin to be recognized as a clinical entity in a case series by Yoshida et  al.2 Type 1 AIP is the most common worldwide and is associated with IgG4-positive cells and histologic features described as lymphocytoplasmic sclerosing pancreatitis (LPSP) without granulocyte epithelial lesions, which are seen in type 2 AIP.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Original article Source Type: research