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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2011; 17(16): 2076-2079
Published online Apr 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i16.2076
Published online Apr 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i16.2076
A practical approach to the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis
Luca Frulloni, Antonio Amodio, Anna Maria Katsotourchi, Italo Vantini, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
Luca Frulloni, Professor, Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, Policlinico GB Rossi, P.le LA Scuro, 10, 37134 Verona, Italy
Author contributions: Frulloni L and Amodio A wrote the paper; Katsotourchi AM searched the literature for papers on autoimmune pancreatitis up to December 2009 and for papers on the frequency of benign lesions in resected pancreatic masses; Vantini I revised the paper.
Correspondence to: Luca Frulloni, Professor, Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, Policlinico GB Rossi, P.le LA Scuro, 10, 37134 Verona, Italy. luca.frulloni@univr.it
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Received: September 21, 2010
Revised: January 29, 2011
Accepted: February 5, 2011
Published online: April 28, 2011
Revised: January 29, 2011
Accepted: February 5, 2011
Published online: April 28, 2011
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