The effect of steroid therapy on pancreatic exocrine function in autoimmune pancreatitis

• DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2024.04.006
• Publication Date: 2024-04-24T16:42:48Z
• Authors: Nicolò de Pretis; Luigi Martinelli; Enrico Palmeri; Federico Caldart; Salvatore Crucillà; Alberto Zorzi; Alessandro Brillo; Stefano Francesco...; Maria Cristina Co...; Laura Bernardoni; Giulia De Marchi; Antonio Amodio; Pietro Campagnola; Rachele Ciccocioppo; Armando Gabbrielli; Alessandro Marcon; Luca Frulloni
• Keywords: Autoimmune Pancreatitis; Exocrine pancreas; Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency; Pancreatic function

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a steroid-responsive inflammatory disease of the pancreas. Few studies investigated pancreatic exocrine function (PEF) in patients suffering from AIP and no definitive data are available on effect steroids PEF recovery. Aim study evaluation severe insufficiency (sPEI) prevalence at clinical onset after steroid treatment.