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Autoimmune Pancreatitis after a Seven-Year History of Suspicious Pancreatic Cancer

In this case report, we present a case of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) diagnosis in a patient after a 7-year history of suspicious pancreatic cancer. Kim's and Japanese criteria were used to diagnose AIP. Our case avoided undesirable invasive procedures and recovered thanks to the proper diagn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ergin, Erhan, Oruc, Nevin, Özütemiz, Ömer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7989778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33790705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000511286
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Sumario:In this case report, we present a case of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) diagnosis in a patient after a 7-year history of suspicious pancreatic cancer. Kim's and Japanese criteria were used to diagnose AIP. Our case avoided undesirable invasive procedures and recovered thanks to the proper diagnosis and timely treatment with prednisone. Early and accurate diagnosis of AIP, in this case, had a significant impact on the treatment and prognosis process.