Open AccessDisappearance of multiple pancreatic cysts after prednisolone treatment in a patient with autoimmune pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Kohisa Junji,
Tsuchiya Atsunori,
Ikemi Masatoshi,
Terai Shuji
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1737
Subject(s) - autoimmune pancreatitis , medicine , pancreatitis , prednisolone , gastroenterology , pancreas , pathology
Key Clinical Message Autoimmune pancreatitis ( AIP ) with multiple pancreatic cysts is rare. The severe narrowing of the branched pancreatic ducts found in active AIP with a chronic pancreatitis background may have caused pancreatic juice outflow obstruction, resulting in multiple cysts. Oral steroid therapy resolved the stenosis, resulting in disappearance of the cysts.