Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2009; 15(5): 622-627
Published online Feb 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.622
A variant form of autoimmune pancreatitis successfully treated by steroid therapy, accompanied by von Meyenburg complex
Hideaki Miura, Shigehiro Kitamura, Haruki Yamada
Hideaki Miura, Haruki Yamada, Department of Internal Medicine, Social Insurance Central General Hospital, 3-22-1 Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan
Shigehiro Kitamura, Department of Pathology, Social Insurance Central General Hospital, 3-22-1 Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan
Author contributions: Miura H performed most of the work to reach the diagnosis, including pancreatic and liver biopsy, and wrote this manuscript; Kitamura S contributed to the work, with the pathological sides; and Yamada H helped by supervising and approving the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Hideaki Miura, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Social Insurance Central General Hospital, 3-22-1 Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan. h.miura@shahochu.jp
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Received: August 21, 2008
Revised: December 3, 2008
Accepted: December 10, 2008
Published online: February 7, 2009
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