The role of EUS in diagnosing focal autoimmune pancreatitis and differentiating it from pancreatic cancer

• Published in: Endoscopic Ultrasound Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 280 - 287
• Main Authors: Guo, Tao, Xu, Tao, Zhang, Shengyu, Lai, Yamin, Wu, Xi, Wu, Dongsheng, Feng, Yunlu, Jiang, Qingwei, Wang, Qiang, Qian, Jiaming, Yang, Aiming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2021; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
• Subjects: Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Original; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatitis; autoimmune pancreatitis; EUS; pancreatic cancer; prediction model

Background and Objectives: The clinical presentation of focal autoimmune pancreatitis (FAIP) and together with radiological overlap can mimic pancreatic cancer (PC). The aim of this study is to construct and validate a prediction model for differentiating FAIP from PC according to EUS characteristic...