Luca Frulloni

TL;DR: The categorization of AIP into types 1 and 2 should be helpful for further clarification of the clinical features, pathogenesis, and natural history of these diseases.

TL;DR: A. H. Wallace, J. L. Carruthers, S. L€ ohr, Y. Khosroshahi, Z. Chari, E. Della-Torre, L. Frulloni, H.

TL;DR: Periductal lymphoplasmacytic infiltration and fibrosis, preferential occurrence in the pancreatic head and venulitis characterize autoimmune pancreatitis.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors set out to better understand the current burden of AIP at several academic institutions diagnosed using the International Consensus Diagnostic Criteria, and to describe long-term outcomes, including organs involved, treatments, relapse frequency and longterm sequelae.

TL;DR: A new mechanistic definition of chronic pancreatitis is proposed that recognizes the complex nature of CP, separates risk factors from disease activity markers and disease endpoints, and allows for a rational approach to early diagnosis, classification and prognosis.