Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with autoimmune pancreatitis may have higher rates of immunoglobulin G4-related hypophysitis than ...

Let’s talk about something that affects a vital organ in your body — the pancreas. The pancreas helps with digestion and controls the sugar in your blood. But when it gets inflamed, you might have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with autoimmune pancreatitis who received maintenance therapy with a low dose of corticosteroids for 3 ...

A patient was diagnosed with autoimmune pancreatitis after Whipple's operation. Because the pancreas (body and tail) left behind is still inflamed, would you recommend that this patient receive ...

An antibody present in almost all patients with autoimmune pancreatitis may be the most specific serologic marker yet identified for this disease, report Antonio Puccetti and colleagues in The New ...

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a clinical condition characterized by inflammation of the pancreas, caused by the body's hypersensitivity to its own proteins. AIP is typically accompanied by other ...

Researchers note that microlithiasis and biliary sludge are common causes of presumed idiopathic pancreatitis, which standard ...

“Our findings demonstrate not only that most patients with AIP [autoimmune pancreatitis] have multi-organ involvement—emphasizing that it’s a manifestation of a systemic disease rather than a separate ...

Treatment with the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine resolved recurrent type 2 autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) in patients who previously received other drugs, a case series in Italy found. Two patients ...

To the Editor: Frulloni et al. (Nov. 26 issue) 1 report on a new serologic marker for autoimmune pancreatitis. A total of 5 of 110 patients with pancreatic cancer had a positive test for antibodies, ...

EPI has a range of causes, some of which are autoimmune conditions. Treating these underlying conditions can help resolve symptoms of EPI and reduce your risk of complications. Exocrine pancreatic ...