Conference Report: Korea-Japan Symposium on Autoimmune Pancreatitis

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Authors

Seung Woo Park · Yonsei University

Jae Bock Chung · Severance Hospital

Makoto Otsuki · University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan

Myung‐Hwan Kim · University of Ulsan

Jae Hoon Lim · Sungkyunkwan University

Shigeyuki Kawa · Japan Pancreatic Disease Research Foundation

Tetsuhide Ito

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.

Topics & Keywords

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Gut and Liver

Volume 2, Issue 2, pp. 81-87

DOI: 10.5009/gnl.2008.2.2.81

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