Endoscopic ultrasonography findings in autoimmune pancreatitis: Be aware of the ambiguous features and look for the pivotal ones

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-84

  De Lisi, Stefania ^b   Buscarini, Elisabetta ^a   Arcidiacono, Paolo Giorgio ^c   Petrone, Mara ^c   Menozzi, Fernanda ^a   Testoni, Pier Alberto ^c   Zambelli, Alessandro ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Endosonography; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; AWARENESS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74749094619     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15908577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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