A Case of Autoimmune Pancreatitis Combined with Extensive Involvement of Biliary Tract.
10.4166/kjg.2009.53.6.383
- Author:
Chang Min LEE
1
;
Myung Hwan ROH
;
Chang Kil JUNG
;
Jong Jin WON
;
Yang Hyun BAEK
;
Sung Wook LEE
;
Seok Ryeol CHOI
;
Jin Han CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. mhnho@dau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Autoimmune pancreatitis;
Bile duct
- MeSH:
Aged;
Autoimmune Diseases/complications/*diagnosis/drug therapy;
Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic/*radiography;
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic/*radiography;
Humans;
Male;
Pancreatitis/complications/*diagnosis/radiography;
Prednisolone/therapeutic use;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2009;53(6):383-387
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Autoimmune pancreatitis is a distinct disease characterized by the presence of autoantibodies and hypergammaglobulinemia, inflammation of the pancreatic parenchyma, and irregular stricture of the pancreatic duct. The involvement of distal common bile duct is frequently observed, but intrahepatic bile duct involvement is very rare, which seem to have similar feature to primary sclerosing cholangitis. We report a case of the patient with autoimmune pancreatitis combined with extensive involvement of extrahepatic and intrahepatic bile duct, which had a favorable response to steroid therapy.
