Diagnosis and Treatment of Autoimmune Pancreatitis in China: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To provide comprehensive data on the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) patients in China.

Design

A systematic review.

Methods

All clinical studies concerning AIP from China published between January 2006 and June 2014 were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed.

Results

A total of 26 original articles involving 706 AIP patients were included with an estimated proportion of type 2 AIP as 4.7%. In the 706 AIP patients, the range of mean/median age was 48.6-67.0 years old and the male to female ratio was 4.47:1. The common presentations included obstructive jaundice (pooled rate: 63.4%, 95%CI: 55.4%-71.0%) and abdominal symptoms (pooled rate: 62.3%, 95%CI: 52.4%-71.7%). Biliary involvement was the most common extrapancreatic manifestatio

SUBMITTER: Meng Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4481503 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature