Efficacy of Steroid Pulse Therapy for Autoimmune Pancreatitis Type 1: A Retrospective Study

Mitsuru Sugimoto; Tadayuki Takagi; Rei Suzuki; Naoki Konno; Ko Watanabe; Jun Nakamura; Hitomi Kikuchi; Yuichi Waragai; Hiroyuki Asama; Mika Takasumi; Takuto Hikichi; Hiroshi Watanabe; Katsutoshi Obara; Hiromasa Ohira

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138604

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Efficacy of Steroid Pulse Therapy for Autoimmune Pancreatitis Type 1: A Retrospective Study

Mitsuru Sugimoto,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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Tadayuki Takagi ,

* E-mail: daccho@fmu.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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Rei Suzuki,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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Naoki Konno,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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Ko Watanabe,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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Jun Nakamura,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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Hitomi Kikuchi,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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Yuichi Waragai,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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Hiroyuki Asama,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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Mika Takasumi,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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Takuto Hikichi,

Affiliation Department of Endoscopy, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
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Hiroshi Watanabe,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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Katsutoshi Obara,

Affiliation Department of Endoscopy, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
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Hiromasa Ohira

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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Efficacy of Steroid Pulse Therapy for Autoimmune Pancreatitis Type 1: A Retrospective Study

Mitsuru Sugimoto,
Tadayuki Takagi,
Rei Suzuki,
Naoki Konno,
Ko Watanabe,
Jun Nakamura,
Hitomi Kikuchi,
Yuichi Waragai,
Hiroyuki Asama,
Mika Takasumi

Published: September 18, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138604

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