Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2011; 17(18): 2332-2337
Published online May 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i18.2332
Table 3 Diagnostic accuracy for diffuse-type autoimmune pancreatitis by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
ERCP before steroidMRCP
Before steroidAfter steroid
MPD narrowingSkipped non-visualization 8 (50%)Visualization 16/16 (100%)
(n = 16)Faint visualization 3 (19%)
Non-visualization 5 (31%)
Branches from the narrowed MPD (n = 14)Faint visualization 3 (21%)Visualization 7/14 (50%)
Non-visualization 11 (79%)
Bile duct stenosis (n = 15)Stenosis 15 (100%)Resolution
Complete 8/15 (53%)
Incomplete 7/15 (47%)