A Spy took a bite to get the diagnosis right: the benefit of SpyGlass technology in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis evading traditional diagnostic methods

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare form of chronic pancreatitis that is often overlooked and is usually characterised clinically by frequent presentations with obstructive jaundice. Serum IgG4 testing as a means to ‘rule out’ IgG4-related disease may not be as helpful as initially thought and m...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dianne Grunes, Adam Matthew Parker, David Schaefer, Amor Royer, Hardik Sonani, Sarah Camille Glover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/8/1/e000694.full
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850136236867452928
author Dianne Grunes
Adam Matthew Parker
David Schaefer
Amor Royer
Hardik Sonani
Sarah Camille Glover
author_facet Dianne Grunes
Adam Matthew Parker
David Schaefer
Amor Royer
Hardik Sonani
Sarah Camille Glover
author_sort Dianne Grunes
collection DOAJ
description Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare form of chronic pancreatitis that is often overlooked and is usually characterised clinically by frequent presentations with obstructive jaundice. Serum IgG4 testing as a means to ‘rule out’ IgG4-related disease may not be as helpful as initially thought and may lead to a missed diagnosis if suspicion is low. We present a patient with a years long history of recurrent pancreatitis ultimately found to have AIP after undergoing evaluation with a relatively new technology, SpyGlass, which allows for direct cholangioscopy and enabled us to make the correct diagnosis.
format Article
id doaj-art-265c9db7803e404884bc335cdc089250
institution OA Journals
issn 2054-4774
language English
publishDate 2021-10-01
publisher BMJ Publishing Group
record_format Article
series BMJ Open Gastroenterology
spelling doaj-art-265c9db7803e404884bc335cdc0892502025-08-20T02:31:12ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open Gastroenterology2054-47742021-10-018110.1136/bmjgast-2021-000694A Spy took a bite to get the diagnosis right: the benefit of SpyGlass technology in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis evading traditional diagnostic methodsDianne Grunes0Adam Matthew Parker1David Schaefer2Amor Royer3Hardik Sonani4Sarah Camille Glover5Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Department of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi, USADigestive Diseases, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USADigestive Diseases, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USADepartment of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USADepartment of Pathology, University of Mississippi Department of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi, USA6University of Mississippi Medical Center, USAAutoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare form of chronic pancreatitis that is often overlooked and is usually characterised clinically by frequent presentations with obstructive jaundice. Serum IgG4 testing as a means to ‘rule out’ IgG4-related disease may not be as helpful as initially thought and may lead to a missed diagnosis if suspicion is low. We present a patient with a years long history of recurrent pancreatitis ultimately found to have AIP after undergoing evaluation with a relatively new technology, SpyGlass, which allows for direct cholangioscopy and enabled us to make the correct diagnosis.https://bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/8/1/e000694.full
spellingShingle Dianne Grunes
Adam Matthew Parker
David Schaefer
Amor Royer
Hardik Sonani
Sarah Camille Glover
A Spy took a bite to get the diagnosis right: the benefit of SpyGlass technology in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis evading traditional diagnostic methods
BMJ Open Gastroenterology
title A Spy took a bite to get the diagnosis right: the benefit of SpyGlass technology in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis evading traditional diagnostic methods
title_full A Spy took a bite to get the diagnosis right: the benefit of SpyGlass technology in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis evading traditional diagnostic methods
title_fullStr A Spy took a bite to get the diagnosis right: the benefit of SpyGlass technology in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis evading traditional diagnostic methods
title_full_unstemmed A Spy took a bite to get the diagnosis right: the benefit of SpyGlass technology in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis evading traditional diagnostic methods
title_short A Spy took a bite to get the diagnosis right: the benefit of SpyGlass technology in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis evading traditional diagnostic methods
title_sort spy took a bite to get the diagnosis right the benefit of spyglass technology in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis evading traditional diagnostic methods
url https://bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/8/1/e000694.full
work_keys_str_mv AT diannegrunes aspytookabitetogetthediagnosisrightthebenefitofspyglasstechnologyinthediagnosisofautoimmunepancreatitisevadingtraditionaldiagnosticmethods
AT adammatthewparker aspytookabitetogetthediagnosisrightthebenefitofspyglasstechnologyinthediagnosisofautoimmunepancreatitisevadingtraditionaldiagnosticmethods
AT davidschaefer aspytookabitetogetthediagnosisrightthebenefitofspyglasstechnologyinthediagnosisofautoimmunepancreatitisevadingtraditionaldiagnosticmethods
AT amorroyer aspytookabitetogetthediagnosisrightthebenefitofspyglasstechnologyinthediagnosisofautoimmunepancreatitisevadingtraditionaldiagnosticmethods
AT hardiksonani aspytookabitetogetthediagnosisrightthebenefitofspyglasstechnologyinthediagnosisofautoimmunepancreatitisevadingtraditionaldiagnosticmethods
AT sarahcamilleglover aspytookabitetogetthediagnosisrightthebenefitofspyglasstechnologyinthediagnosisofautoimmunepancreatitisevadingtraditionaldiagnosticmethods
AT diannegrunes spytookabitetogetthediagnosisrightthebenefitofspyglasstechnologyinthediagnosisofautoimmunepancreatitisevadingtraditionaldiagnosticmethods
AT adammatthewparker spytookabitetogetthediagnosisrightthebenefitofspyglasstechnologyinthediagnosisofautoimmunepancreatitisevadingtraditionaldiagnosticmethods
AT davidschaefer spytookabitetogetthediagnosisrightthebenefitofspyglasstechnologyinthediagnosisofautoimmunepancreatitisevadingtraditionaldiagnosticmethods
AT amorroyer spytookabitetogetthediagnosisrightthebenefitofspyglasstechnologyinthediagnosisofautoimmunepancreatitisevadingtraditionaldiagnosticmethods
AT hardiksonani spytookabitetogetthediagnosisrightthebenefitofspyglasstechnologyinthediagnosisofautoimmunepancreatitisevadingtraditionaldiagnosticmethods
AT sarahcamilleglover spytookabitetogetthediagnosisrightthebenefitofspyglasstechnologyinthediagnosisofautoimmunepancreatitisevadingtraditionaldiagnosticmethods