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Immunoglobulin G4-associated cholangitis

✍ Scribed by Takashi Kobayashi; Masanori Teruya; Seiichirou Shimizu

Book ID
113921093
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
562 KB
Volume
147
Category
Article
ISSN
0039-6060

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Elevated serum immunoglobulin G4 (sIgG4) is a feature of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) and IgG4-associated cholangitis (IAC); a >2-fold increase in sIgG4 is considered highly specific for these disorders. Many patients with IAC present with biliary strictures and obstructive jaundice, making cholang