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Diagnostic Criteria

  • Hirotaka Ohara
  • Itaru Naitoh
  • Kazuki Hayashi
  • Katsuyuki Miyabe
  • Takahiro Nakazawa
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Abstract

As IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC) exhibits various cholangiographic features similar to those of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), pancreatic cancer, and cholangiocarcinoma, the differential diagnosis of IgG4-SC from these three progressive or malignant diseases is very important. In the criteria of Japanese group, diagnosis of IgG4-SC is based on the following four criteria: characteristic biliary imaging findings, elevation of serum IgG4 levels, coexistence of IgG4-related diseases, except those of the biliary tract, and characteristic histopathologic features. IgG4-SC is frequently associated with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), and this association is useful for diagnosis of IgG4-SC. However, it is particularly difficult to accurately diagnose IgG4-SC in the absence of AIP. Evaluation of the effectiveness of steroid therapy is an optional extra diagnostic criterion to confirm a diagnosis of IgG4-SC.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Hirotaka Ohara
    • 1
  • Itaru Naitoh
    • 2
  • Kazuki Hayashi
    • 2
  • Katsuyuki Miyabe
    • 2
  • Takahiro Nakazawa
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Community-Based Medical EducationNagoya City University Graduate School of Medical SciencesNagoyaJapan
  2. 2.Department of Gastroenterology and MetabolismNagoya City University Graduate School of Medical SciencesNagoyaJapan

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