PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - K Okazaki AU - T Chiba TI - Autoimmune related pancreatitis AID - 10.1136/gut.51.1.1 DP - 2002 Jul 01 TA - Gut PG - 1--4 VI - 51 IP - 1 4099 - http://gut.bmj.com/content/51/1/1.1.short 4100 - http://gut.bmj.com/content/51/1/1.1.full SO - Gut2002 Jul 01; 51 AB - Since the first documented case of a particular form of pancreatitis with hypergammaglobulinaemia, similar cases have been reported, leading to the concept of an autoimmune related pancreatitis or so-called “autoimmune pancreatitis”. Although it has not yet been widely accepted as a new clinical entity, the present article discusses the recent concept of autoimmune pancreatitis.