Type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis can transform into chronic pancreatitis: a long-term follow-up study of 73 Japanese patients.

Multivariate analysis confirmed that pancreatic head swelling and MPD nonnarrowing in the pancreatic body were significant independent risk factors in the progression group, with the latter factor also implying that normal or dilatated MPD diameters in this region may be significant independent risk factors for progression to CP during AIP followup.

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