Autoimmune pancreatitis associated with hemorrhagic pseudocysts: a case report and literature review.
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a new category of pancreatic diseases. AIP associated with pseudocysts is rare; only 8 cases have been reported in the literature. A 63-year-old man was admitted to our department because of upper left abdominal pain and back pain. Various imaging studies demonstrated swelling of the tail of the pancreas with hemorrhagic pseudocysts. The patient underwent a surgical operation. A pancreatogram of the specimen revealed total occlusion of the main pancreatic duct in the tail of the pancreas. Histopathological examination revealed that it was AIP with hemorrhagic pseudocysts.
Kawakami
Hiroshi
H
Department of Gastroenterology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. hiropon@med.hokudai.ac.jp
Kuwatani
Masaki
M
Shinada
Keisuke
K
Yamato
Hiroaki
H
Hirano
Satoshi
S
Kondo
Satoshi
S
Yonemori
Atsuya
A
Itoh
Tomoo
T
Matsuno
Yoshihiro
Y
Asaka
Masahiro
M
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011859:Radiography
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones