Open AccessEndoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in the differentiation of type 1 and type 2 autoimmune pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Takuya Ishikawa,
Akihiro Itoh,
Hiroki Kawashima,
Eizaburo Ohno,
Hiroshi Matsubara,
Yuya Itoh,
Yosuke Nakamura,
Takeshi Hiramatsu,
Masanao Nakamura,
Ryoji Miyahara,
Naoki Ohmiya,
Hidemi Goto,
Yoshiki Hirooka
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v18.i29.3883
Subject(s) - autoimmune pancreatitis , medicine , pancreatitis , endoscopic ultrasound , fine needle aspiration , biopsy , pancreatic cancer , differential diagnosis , pancreatic duct , radiology , pathology , cancer
To investigate the usefulness of endoscopic ultra-sound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in the differentiation of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP).