Autoimmune (IgG4-related) Pancreatitis and Cholangitis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Levy, Michael J. (Editor), Chari, Suresh T. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Hepatology.; Rheumatology.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Primary Care Medicine.

Autoimmune (IgG4-related) Pancreatitis and Cholangitis reviews the breadth of clinical, imaging, histological, laboratory, and imaging features associated with IgG4-associated systemic disease, especially AIP and IAC. Written by experts in their fields, each chapter includes an overview of existing...

Table of Contents:

• Background and Perspective
• Immune Pathogenesis
• Overview of Types 1 and 2
• Histologic Features
• CT and MRI Features
• EUS Features
• ERCP Features
• Clinical Features
• Approach to Diagnosis
• Surgical Implications
• Approach to Therapy
• Secondary Sclerosing Cholangitis
• Histologic Features
• CT and MRI Features
• ERCP and EUS/IDUS Features
• Clinical Spectrum and Management
• Overview
• Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and other Renal Involvement by IgG4-Related Disease
• IgG4-related Lung Disease
• Italian Experience
• British Experience
• Japanese Experience
• Korean Experience
• Summary and Look to the Future.