Kanno Atsushi, Ikeda Eriko, Ando Kozue, Nagai Hiroki, Miwata Tetsuro, Kawasaki Yuki, Tada Yamato, Yokoyama Kensuke, Numao Norikatsu, Ushio Jun, Tamada Kiichi, Lefor Alan Kawarai, Yamamoto Hironori
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke 329-0498, Japan.
Department of Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke 329-0498, Japan.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2020 Nov 25;10(12):1005. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10121005.
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is characterized by enlargement of the pancreas and irregular narrowing of the main pancreatic duct. It is often associated with IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC), in which the bile duct narrows. Although characteristic irregular narrowing of the pancreatic duct caused by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is noted in AIP, it is difficult to differentiate between localized AIP and pancreatic carcinoma based on imaging of the pancreatic duct. While stenosis of the bile duct in IgG4-SC is characterized by longer-length stenosis than in cholangiocarcinoma, differentiation based on bile duct imaging alone is challenging. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) can characterize hypoechoic enlargement of the pancreas or bile duct wall thickening in AIP and IgG4-SC, and diagnosis using elastography and contrast-enhanced EUS are being evaluated. The utility of EUS-guided fine needle aspiration for the histological diagnosis of AIP has been reported and is expected to improve diagnostic performance for AIP. Findings in the bile duct wall from endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography followed by intraductal ultrasonography are useful in differentiating IgG4-SC from cholangiocarcinoma. Diagnoses based on endoscopic ultrasonography play a central role in the diagnosis of AIP.
自身免疫性胰腺炎(AIP)的特征是胰腺肿大和主胰管不规则狭窄。它常与IgG4相关性硬化性胆管炎(IgG4-SC)相关,后者会导致胆管狭窄。尽管在AIP中可通过内镜逆行胰胆管造影观察到特征性的胰管不规则狭窄,但基于胰管成像很难区分局限性AIP和胰腺癌。虽然IgG4-SC中的胆管狭窄特征是狭窄长度比胆管癌更长,但仅基于胆管成像进行鉴别具有挑战性。内镜超声(EUS)可以对AIP和IgG4-SC中胰腺的低回声肿大或胆管壁增厚进行特征性描述,目前正在评估使用弹性成像和对比增强EUS进行诊断的效果。已有报道称EUS引导下细针穿刺抽吸对AIP的组织学诊断有用,有望提高AIP的诊断性能。内镜逆行胰胆管造影后进行胆管内超声检查所发现的胆管壁情况,有助于鉴别IgG4-SC和胆管癌。基于内镜超声的诊断在AIP的诊断中起着核心作用。