GI Section VI: Uncommon Types and Causes of Pancreatitis Flashcards
Associated with elevated lgG4
Autoimmune Pancreatitis
Absence ofAttack Symptoms
Autoimmune Pancreatitis
Responds to steroids
Autoimmune Pancreatitis
Sausage Shaped Pancreas
capsule like delayed rim enhancement around gland (like a scar).
Autoimmune Pancreatitis
No duct dilation. No calciflcations.
Autoimmune Pancreatitis
Looks like a pancreatic head Cancer - but with little or no biliary obstruction.
Less likely to cause obstructive jaundice (relative to pancreatic CA)
Groove Pancreatitis AKA Paraduodenal pancreatitis
Duodenal stenosis and /or strictures of the CBD in 50% of the cases
Groove Pancreatitis AKA Paraduodenal pancreatitis
Soft tissue within the pancreaticoduodenal groove, with or without delayed enhancement
Groove Pancreatitis AKA Paraduodenal pancreatitis
Young Age at onset
Increased risk of adenocarcinoma
Multiple large calculi within a dilated pancreatic duct
+ Malnutrition
Tropic Pancreatitis
Young Age at Onset
Increased risk of adenocarcinoma
Multiple large calculi within a dilated pancreatic duct
Hereditary Pancreatitis
SPINK-1 gene
Hereditary Pancreatitis
Most commonly implicated parasite in pancreatitis
Ascaris
Worm may be seen within the bile ducts
Ascaris Induced Pancreatitis
I Say Autoimmune Pancreatitis
You Say IgG4
I Say IgG4
Autoimmune Pancreatitis Retroperitoneal Fibrosis Sclerosing Cholangitis
Inflammatory Pseudotumor
Riedel’s Thyroiditis
