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 ...

“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 ...

Autoimmune pancreatitis is a rare systemic fibrotic inflammatory disorder that can affect organs such as the bile ducts, salivary glands, and retroperitoneal lymph nodes, in addition to the pancreas.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Adults with autoimmune pancreatitis may have higher rates of immunoglobulin G4-related hypophysitis than previously thought, according to findings published in Pituitary. Takahashi and colleagues ...

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a clinical condition characterized by inflammation of the pancreas, caused by the body's ...

Patients with autoimmune pancreatitis who received maintenance therapy with a low dose of corticosteroids for 3 years showed lower relapse rates and longer relapse-free survival compared with ...