Immunoglobulin G4-related cholangitis: A variant of IgG4-related systemic disease

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 216-219

  Novotný, Ivo ^a   Dítě, Petr ^b   Trna, Jan ^b   Lata, Jan ^c   Husová, Libuše ^b   Geryk, Edvard ^b  

^a MASARYK MEMORIAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Autoimmune pancreatitis; Corticosteroids; Immunoglobulin G4; Sclerosing cholangitis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE PANCREATITIS; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CELL INFILTRATION; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTERITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CHOLANGITIS, SCLEROSING; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; STEROIDS;

EID: 84862882865     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: 14219875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000336706     Document Type: Article

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