Gut Liver.  2008 Sep;2(2):81-87.

Conference Report: Korea-Japan Symposium on Autoimmune Pancreatitis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jbchung@yuhs.ac
  • 2Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
  • 3Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 4Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 5Japan Pancreas Society, Japan.
  • 6Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 7Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

A consensus meeting on autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) was held in Seoul on August 31, 2007. Many Korean and Japanese gastroenterologist interested in AIP participated in the joint symposium, and issues related to histology, radiology, clinical manifestation, serology, and diagnostic criteria were discussed. This joint meeting indicated the need for unified diagnostic criterion for AIP in Korea and Japan. Here, we provide a summary of the symposium presentations and discussions.

Keyword

Autoimmune pancreatitis; Consensus; Korea; Japan

MeSH Terms

Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Consensus
Humans
Japan
Joints
Korea
Pancreatitis
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