The incidence of acute pancreatitis continues to increase worldwide, and it is one of the
most common gastrointestinal causes for hospital admission in the USA. In the past decade …

Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal disease, for which mortality closely parallels incidence.
Most patients with pancreatic cancer remain asymptomatic until the disease reaches an …

Abstract IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fascinating clinical entity first reported in this
century in Japan, and includes a wide variety of diseases, such as formerly named Mikulicz's …

IgG4 related disease was recognized as a unified disease entity only 15 years ago.
Awareness of IgG4 related disease has increased worldwide since then, and specialists are …

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immunemediated fibroinflammatory condition that can
affect multiple organs and lead to tumefactive, tissuedestructive lesions and organ failure …

IgG4-related disease is a protean condition that mimics many malignant, infectious, and
inflammatory disorders. This multi-organ immune-mediated condition links many disorders …

Chronic pancreatitis is defined as a pathological fibro-inflammatory syndrome of the
pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental and/or other risk factors who develop …

Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of rituximab (RTX) in IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) in
an open-label pilot trial. Methods We treated 30 IgG4-RD patients with two doses of RTX …

IgG4-related conditions affecting the digestive tract are part of a multi-organ fibro-
inflammatory disorder termed IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), with autoimmune pancreatitis …

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a recently discovered systemic condition,
in which various organ manifestations are linked by a similar histological appearance. Our …