Endoscopic ultrasonography findings in autoimmune pancreatitis
Authors:
- Elisabetta BuscariniEBElisabetta Buscarini
- Stefania De LisiSLStefania De Lisi
- Paolo Giorgio ArcidiaconoPAPaolo Giorgio Arcidiacono
- Maria Chiara PetroneMPMaria Chiara Petrone
- Arnaldo FuiniAFArnaldo Fuini
- Rita ConigliaroRCRita Conigliaro
- Guido ManfrediGMGuido Manfredi
- Raffaele MantaRMRaffaele Manta
- Dario ReggioDRDario Reggio
- Claudio De AngelisCAClaudio De Angelis
Open Access
- 1 January 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. in World Journal of Gastroenterology
- Vol. 17 (16) , 2080-5
Abstract
Endoscopic ultrasonography is an established diagnostic tool for pancreatic masses and chronic pancreatitis. In recent years there has been a growing interest in the worldwide medical community in autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), a form of chronic pancreatitis caused by an autoimmune process. This paper reviews the current available literature about the endoscopic ultrasonographic findings of AIP and the role of this imaging technique in the management of this protean disease.Keywords
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