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Table 3 Relationship between site of stricture, POCS findings and AIP lesion in IgG4-SC patients

From: Usefulness of peroral cholangioscopy in the differential diagnosis of IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a single-center retrospective study

Case

Age rangea

(years)

Sexa

IgG4

(mg/dl)

Site of stricture

POCS findings

AIP

Pancreatic

enlargement

Enlargement of

pancreatic head

Dilated vessels

Mucosal surface

1

70–79

1

2590

Extrapancreatic (hilar)

Present

Smooth

Present

Diffuse

Present

2

50–59

1

498

Extrapancreatic (middle)

Present

Smooth

Present

Segmental

Absent

3

50–59

1

408

Extrapancreatic (hilar)

Present

Smooth

Present

Diffuse

Present

4

50–59

1

283

Extrapancreatic (hilar)

Present

Smooth

Present

Diffuse

Present

5

60–69

2

206

Extrapancreatic (hilar)

Present

Smooth

Absent

–

–

6

60–69

1

194

Extrapancreatic (hilar)

Absent

Smooth

Absent

–

–

7

60–69

1

186

Extrapancreatic (hilar)

Present

Smooth

Present

Segmental

Absent

8

60–69

1

21

Extrapancreatic (hilar)

Present

Irregular

Present

Segmental

Absent

9

70–79

1

127

Extrapancreatic (hilar) / intrapancreatic

Present / absent

Smooth / smooth

Present

Focal

Present

10

70–79

1

139

Extrapancreatic (hilar) / intrapancreatic

Present / absent

Irregular / smooth

Present

Focal

Present

11

60–69

1

1620

Intrapancreatic

Present

Smooth

Present

Focal

Present

12

60–69

1

484

Intrapancreatic

Absent

Smooth

Present

Focal

Present

13

50–59

1

426

Intrapancreatic

Absent

Smooth

Present

Diffuse

Present

14

60–69

1

403

Intrapancreatic

Absent

Smooth

Present

Focal

Present

15

70–79

1

264

Intrapancreatic

Absent

Smooth

Present

Focal

Present

16

60–69

1

256

Intrapancreatic

Absent

Smooth

Present

Focal

Present

17

60–69

1

244

Intrapancreatic

Present

Smooth

Present

Diffuse

Present

  1. aAge range was used instead of the exact age and sexes were presented by 1 or 2 instead of M or F for securing the patients’ anonymity
  2. POCS peroral cholangioscopy; IgG4-SC IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis; AIP autoimmune pancreatitis