But sometimes pancreatitis happens due to autoimmune activity. This is called autoimmune pancreatitis. Autoimmune pancreatitis isn’t common, although it may be underdiagnosed. It’s estimated ...

Autoimmune pancreatitis is characterized by an inflammatory process that leads to organ dysfunction. The cause of the disease is unknown. Its autoimmune origin has been suggested but never proved ...

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a unique form of pancreatitis in which the pathogenesis is suspected to involve autoimmune mechanisms. AIP sometimes mimics pancreatic cancer in its presentation ...

“Defined about 30 years ago, autoimmune pancreatitis [AIP] remains a diagnostic challenge,” said Vinciane Rebours, MD, PhD, professor and head of the Pancreatology and Digestive Oncology ...

In 2007, autoimmune pancreatitis must be considered and excluded before proceeding to surgery for presumed pancreatic cancer, because autoimmune pancreatitis is a treatable -- if not curable ...

Autoimmune pancreatitis typically produces an enlarged pancreas with narrowing of the pancreatic duct, and can mimic carcinoma. Autoimmune pancreatitis usually responds to corticosteroid treatment ...

A new test puts doctors one step closer to distinguishing between pancreatic cancer and a troublesome inflammation of the organ called autoimmune pancreatitis. Making that call can be difficult ...

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a chronic inflammation of the pancreas that can be treated with steroids. It is a relatively newly recognized disease. AIP can closely resemble pancreatic cancer ...

One kind of inflammation is called autoimmune pancreatitis. I never thought I would be a statistic. I was young, healthy and always on the go. But life has a funny way of throwing us curve balls ...

Autoimmune pancreatitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is often misdiagnosed as pancreatic cancer. Since autoimmune pancreatitis is benign and responds to steroid management, it is important ...

Researchers evaluated 116 patients with type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) treated with immunomodulators (IMs) or steroids alone following surgery or medical or supportive therapy. News News ...

The term “autoimmune pancreatitis” (or “autoimmune-related pancreatitis”) was introduced by Yoshida et al. in 1995 to describe the form of chronic pancreatitis that is associated with ...