title: Conference report: Korea-Japan symposium on autoimmune pancreatitis.
abstract: A consensus meeting on autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) was held in Seoul on August 31, 2007. Many Korean and Japanese gastroenterologist interested in AIP participated in the joint symposium, and issues related to histology, radiology, clinical manifestation, serology, and diagnostic criteria were discussed. This joint meeting indicated the need for unified diagnostic criterion for AIP in Korea and Japan. Here, we provide a summary of the symposium presentations and discussions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jae Bock
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otsuki
authors.forename: Myung-Hwan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawa
authors.forename: Tetsuhide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nishimori
authors.forename: Ji Kon
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Kazuichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Kyutaek
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Terumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamisawa