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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2011; 17(18): 2332-2337
Published online May 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i18.2332

Table 1 Pancreatographic differences between autoimmune pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer n (%)

	Autoimmune pancreatitis (n = 48)	Pancreatic cancer (n = 143)	P-value
Obstruction of the MPD +/-	2/46 (4)	98/45 (69)	< 0.001
Skipped lesions of the MPD +/-	13/35 (27)	0/143 (0)	< 0.001
Side branch derivation from the narrowed MPD +/-	39/9 (81)	10/35 (22)	< 0.001
Length of the narrowed MPD (cm)	7.6 ± 4.3	2.5 ± 0.9	< 0.001
Length of the narrowed MPD > 3 cm +/-	43/5 (90)	12/33 (27)	< 0.001
Diameter of upstream MPD (mm)	2.9 ± 0.8	6.8 ± 2.1	< 0.001
Diameter of upstream MPD < 5 mm +/-	19/1 (95)	12/33 (27)	< 0.001

MPD: Main pancreatic duct.

Citation: Takuma K, Kamisawa T, Tabata T, Inaba Y, Egawa N, Igarashi Y. Utility of pancreatography for diagnosing autoimmune pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(18): 2332-2337
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i18/2332.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i18.2332