Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5657571 | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2017 | 35 Pages |
Abstract
In a retrospective cohort study of 527 patients with IgG4-SC in Japan, we found the disease to be benign. Most patients (90%) respond to treatment with prednisolone and few develop decompensated cirrhosis or cholangiocarcinoma.
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Authors
Atsushi Tanaka, Susumu Tazuma, Kazuichi Okazaki, Takahiro Nakazawa, Kazuo Inui, Tsutomu Chiba, Hajime Takikawa,