Abstract IgG4-related disease (IgG4RD) is a novel clinical disease entity characterized by
elevated serum IgG4 concentration and tumefaction or tissue infiltration by IgG4-positive …

An elevated serum titer of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4), the least common (3% to 6%) of the 4
subclasses of IgG, is a surrogate marker for the recently characterized IgG4-related …

Objectives: To achieve the goal of developing international consensus diagnostic criteria
(ICDC) for autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). Methods: An international panel of experts met …

During the first decade of this century, recognition of a multi-organ system disease known as
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) has grown. Serum IgG4 elevation (in some patients) and …

Objective Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a treatable form of chronic pancreatitis that has
been increasingly recognised over the last decade. We set out to better understand the …

Background & Aims: The Japan Pancreas Society criteria for diagnosis of autoimmune
pancreatitis (AIP) mandate presence of characteristic imaging (diffuse pancreatic …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) has been divided into subtypes 1
(lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis) and 2 (idiopathic duct centric pancreatitis). We …

OBJECTIVES To determine the sensitivity and specificity of elevated serum IgG4 level for the
diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) and its ability to distinguish AIP from pancreatic …

Abstract Background and Aims Autoimmune pancreatitis seems to be a disease with a
heterogeneous appearance. Our intention was to establish key diagnostic criteria, define …

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a form of chronic pancreatitis that is characterized clinically
by frequent presentation with obstructive jaundice, histologically by a dense …