title: [Auto-Immune Pancreatitis: The Diagnostic Role of Imaging Studies].
abstract: Auto-immune pancreatitis is an uncommon and underdiagnosed pathology. Its clinical picture is not specific and the diagnosis is therefore difficult. Imaging studies have a crucial role in the diagnostic process and also in the follow-up of treatment. With the objective of emphasizing the importance of imaging in the correct diagnosis of this pathology, the authors report the case of a patient with longterm unspecific abdominal complaints that was diagnosed as auto-immune pancreatitis after laboratorial and imaging investigation. Assuming this diagnosis it was instituted treatment with oral methylprednisolone, which succeeded, with progressive resolution of the clinical, laboratorial and imaging findings.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Imagiologia. Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho. Vila Nova de Gaia. Portugal.
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ressurreição
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie. Hôpital Erasme. Université Libre de Bruxelles. Bruxelles. Belgique.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bali
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie. Hôpital Erasme. Université Libre de Bruxelles. Bruxelles. Belgique.
authors.forename: Celso
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Matos
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*