Brief Article
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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 4 Diagnostic accuracy for segmental-type autoimmune pancreatitis by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
ERCP before steroidMRCP
Before steroidAfter steroid
MPD narrowing (n = 14)Faint visualization 2 (14%)Visualization 10/10 (100%)
Non-visualization 12 (86%)
Branches from the narrowed MPD (n = 11)Faint visualization 2 (18%)Visualization 6/10 (60%)
Non-visualization 9 (82%)
Bile duct stenosis (n = 8)Stenosis 8 (100%)Resolution
Complete 4/8 (50%)
Incomplete 4/8 (50%)