Immunoglobulin G4-Associated Cholangitis: Clinical Profile and Response to Therapy

Gastroenterology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 706-715

  Ghazale, Amaar ^a   Chari, Suresh T ^a   Zhang, Lizhi ^b   Smyrk, Thomas C ^b   Takahashi, Naoki ^b   Levy, Michael J ^a   Topazian, Mark D ^a   Clain, Jonathan E ^a   Pearson, Randall K ^a   Petersen, Bret T ^a   Vege, Santhi Swaroop ^a   Lindor, Keith ^a   Farnell, Michael B ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE PANCREATITIS; BILE DUCT; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BIOPSY; CHOLANGITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4 ASSOCIATED CHOLANGITIS; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION;

EID: 38649091144     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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