Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is characterized by a tumefactive inflammatory lesion
resembling pancreatic carcinoma. Type 1 AIP is a pancreatic manifestation of IgG4-related …

Abstract In 2006, the Japan Pancreas Society revised the diagnostic criteria for autoimmune
pancreatitis (AIP) so as to more clearly define its morphological, pathological, and …

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is characterized by enlargement of the pancreas and
irregular narrowing of the main pancreatic duct. It is often associated with IgG4-related …

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a pancreatic phenotype of IgG4-related systemic disease.
Since its first description in the literature, characteristic imaging features have gradually …

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) type 1 is characterized by diffuse or local enlargement of the
pancreas demonstrated by imaging modalities, increased serum IgG4, and pathologic …

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), characterized by an autoimmune phenomenon of prominent
lymphocytes, IgG4-bearing plasma cell infiltration and storiform fibrosis, has been widely …

This chapter outlines aspects of pancreatic imaging for type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis
(AIP). AIP is subclassified as either type 1 (IgG4-related) or type 2 (granulocytic epithelial …

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is used to evaluate the narrowing of the
main pancreatic duct in autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) and biliary stricture in IgG4-related …

Current understanding of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) recognizes a histopathological
subtype of the disease to fall within the spectrum of IgG4-related disease. Along with clinical …

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is recognized as a distinct clinical entity, identified as a
chronic inflammatory process of the pancreas in which the autoimmune mechanism is …