Application of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

At present, the diagnostic criteria for autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) mainly rely on imaging findings. As a type of imaging examination, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has not been included in the diagnostic criteria for AIP. More and more studies have shown the value of EUS in the diagnosis of AIP. As an minimally invasive procedure, EUS-guided biopsy can accurately obtain histological samples and thus avoid open biopsy or unnecessary surgeries, and therefore, it shows unique advantages in clarifying pathological diagnosis. This article reviews the role of EUS in the diagnosis of AIP, including the features of EUS images, new image enhancement pattern, and EUS-guided biopsy.