Comparison of steroid pulse therapy and conventional oral steroid therapy as initial treatment for autoimmune pancreatitis

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[2] Sarles JC(1995)Chronic pancreatitis caused by an autoimmune abnormality. Proposal of the concept of autoimmune pancreatitis Dig Dis Sci 40 1561-8

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[5] Yoshida K(2004)Morphological changes after steroid therapy in autoimmune pancreatitis Scand J Gastroenterol 39 1154-1158

[6] Toki F(2000)Clinical analysis of autoimmune-related pancreatitis Am J Gastroenterol 95 2788-2794

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[8] Watanabe S(2009)Japanese clinical guidelines for autoimmune pancreatitis Pancreas 38 849-866

[9] Shiratori K(2006)Diagnostic criteria for autoimmune chronic pancreatitis revisited World J Gastroenterol 12 2487-2496

[10] Hayashi N(2006)Diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis: the Mayo Clinic experience Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 4 1010-1016

[1] Sarles H(1961)Chronic inflammatory sclerosis of the pancreas: an autonomous pancreatic disease? Am J Dig Dis 6 688-698

[2] Sarles JC(1995)Chronic pancreatitis caused by an autoimmune abnormality. Proposal of the concept of autoimmune pancreatitis Dig Dis Sci 40 1561-8

[3] Muratore R(2002)Autoimmune related pancreatitis Gut 51 1-4

[4] Guien C(2001)High serum IgG4 concentrations in patients with sclerosing pancreatitis N Engl J Med 344 732-738

[5] Yoshida K(2004)Morphological changes after steroid therapy in autoimmune pancreatitis Scand J Gastroenterol 39 1154-1158

[6] Toki F(2000)Clinical analysis of autoimmune-related pancreatitis Am J Gastroenterol 95 2788-2794

[7] Takeuchi T(2009)Standard steroid treatment for autoimmune pancreatitis Gut 58 1504-7

[8] Watanabe S(2009)Japanese clinical guidelines for autoimmune pancreatitis Pancreas 38 849-866

[9] Shiratori K(2006)Diagnostic criteria for autoimmune chronic pancreatitis revisited World J Gastroenterol 12 2487-2496

[10] Hayashi N(2006)Diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis: the Mayo Clinic experience Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 4 1010-1016