An unusual case of autoimmune pancreatitis presenting as pancreatic mass and obstructive jaundice: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Autoimmune pancreatitis is a rare chronic inflammatory pancreatic disease that is increasingly being diagnosed worldwide. As a result of overlap in clinical and radiological features, it is often misdiagnosed as pancreatic cancer. We report the case of a patient with autoimmune pancreati...

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Autores principales: Efeovbokhan, Nephertiti, Makol, Ashima, Cuison, Reuben V, Minter, Rebecca M, Kotaru, Veera-Pavan, Conley, Barbara A, Chandana, Sreenivasa R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3148994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21714886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-253

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