Application of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis

VernacularTitle:超声内镜在自身免疫性胰腺炎诊断中的应用
Author: Lei WANG ¹ ; Duowu ZOU ; Zhaoshen LI
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1. Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Publication Type:Research Article
Keywords: pancreatitis; endoscopic ultrasonography; biopsy, fine-needle; diagnosis
From: Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2018;34(8):1609-1613
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: At present, the diagnostic criteria for autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) mainly rely on imaging findings. As a type of imaging examination, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has not been included in the diagnostic criteria for AIP. More and more studies have shown the value of EUS in the diagnosis of AIP. As an minimally invasive procedure, EUS-guided biopsy can accurately obtain histological samples and thus avoid open biopsy or unnecessary surgeries, and therefore, it shows unique advantages in clarifying pathological diagnosis. This article reviews the role of EUS in the diagnosis of AIP, including the features of EUS images, new image enhancement pattern, and EUS-guided biopsy.