Autoimmune pancreatitis associated with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis: a case report. 2006

Takayuki Aimoto, and Eiji Uchida, and Yoshiharu Nakamura, and Akira Katsuno, and Kazumitsu Chou, and Takashi Tajiri, and Zenya Naito
Surgery for Organ Function and Biological Regulation, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo. aimoto@maple.ocn.ne.jp

A 69-year-old man presented with obstructive jaundice and dark urine. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed an enlarged pancreas with homogenous enhancement. Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography demonstrated short-segmental, irregular narrowing of the main pancreatic duct. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy and needle biopsies of the pancreas, which showed marked fibrotic change with lymphocyte infiltration. These clinicopathologic findings suggested autoimmune pancreatitis. Four years later, computed tomography demonstrated marked periaortic soft tissue surrounding a calcified infrarenal abdominal aorta compatible with retroperitoneal fibrosis. We diagnosed retroperitoneal fibrosis with noncontiguous pancreatic fibrosis. This patient responded well to corticosteroid treatment. Autoimmune pancreatitis associated with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis seems to be extremely rare, and to our knowledge, only a few cases have been reported.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010195 Pancreatitis INFLAMMATION of the PANCREAS. Pancreatitis is classified as acute unless there are computed tomographic or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographic findings of CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (International Symposium on Acute Pancreatitis, Atlanta, 1992). The two most common forms of acute pancreatitis are ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS and gallstone pancreatitis. Acute Edematous Pancreatitis,Acute Pancreatitis,Pancreatic Parenchyma with Edema,Pancreatic Parenchymal Edema,Pancreatitis, Acute,Pancreatitis, Acute Edematous,Peripancreatic Fat Necrosis,Acute Edematous Pancreatitides,Acute Pancreatitides,Edema, Pancreatic Parenchymal,Edematous Pancreatitides, Acute,Edematous Pancreatitis, Acute,Fat Necrosis, Peripancreatic,Necrosis, Peripancreatic Fat,Pancreatic Parenchymal Edemas,Pancreatitides, Acute,Pancreatitides, Acute Edematous,Parenchymal Edema, Pancreatic,Peripancreatic Fat Necroses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001327 Autoimmune Diseases Disorders that are characterized by the production of antibodies that react with host tissues or immune effector cells that are autoreactive to endogenous peptides. Autoimmune Disease,Disease, Autoimmune,Diseases, Autoimmune
D012185 Retroperitoneal Fibrosis A slowly progressive condition of unknown etiology, characterized by deposition of fibrous tissue in the retroperitoneal space compressing the ureters, great vessels, bile duct, and other structures. When associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm, it may be called chronic periaortitis or inflammatory perianeurysmal fibrosis. Ormond Disease,Perianeurysmal Fibrosis, Inflammatory,Periaortitis, Chronic,Fibrosis, Inflammatory Perianeurysmal,Fibrosis, Perianeurysmal Inflammatory,Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis,Inflammatory Fibrosis, Perianeurysmal,Inflammatory Perianeurysmal Fibrosis,Ormond's Disease,Perianeurysmal Inflammatory Fibrosis,Chronic Periaortitides,Chronic Periaortitis,Disease, Ormond,Disease, Ormond's,Fibroses, Retroperitoneal,Fibrosis, Retroperitoneal,Periaortitides, Chronic,Retroperitoneal Fibroses

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