Autoimmune Pancreatitis

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare and underdiagnosed fibrosclerosing inflammatory variant of chronic pancreatitis. Its true incidence and prevalence in the general population is still not confirmed despite advances in medicine. Differentiating it from pancreatic cancer is of paramount importan...

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Autores principales: Sureka, Binit, Rastogi, Archana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2017
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5413295/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28507644
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.900899
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description Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare and underdiagnosed fibrosclerosing inflammatory variant of chronic pancreatitis. Its true incidence and prevalence in the general population is still not confirmed despite advances in medicine. Differentiating it from pancreatic cancer is of paramount importance. In this imaging review, we highlight the imaging findings of this intriguing entity.
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spelling pubmed-54132952017-05-15 Autoimmune Pancreatitis Sureka, Binit Rastogi, Archana Pol J Radiol Review Article Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare and underdiagnosed fibrosclerosing inflammatory variant of chronic pancreatitis. Its true incidence and prevalence in the general population is still not confirmed despite advances in medicine. Differentiating it from pancreatic cancer is of paramount importance. In this imaging review, we highlight the imaging findings of this intriguing entity. International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2017-02-25 /pmc/articles/PMC5413295/ /pubmed/28507644 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.900899 Text en © Pol J Radiol, 2017 This is an open access article. Unrestricted non-commercial use is permitted provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5413295/
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