Clinical significance of hypoechoic submandibular gland lesions in type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis

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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2017; 23(18): 3295-3300
Published online May 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i18.3295

Table 2 Impact of corticosteroid administration on ultrasonographic findings in submandibular glands

	Pre-Tx(n = 18)	Post-Tx(n = 18)	P value
Thickness of SGs (mm), mean ± SD	16.1 ± 4.2	13.5 ± 3.5	0.002
Echogenicity of SGs
Homogenous	2	3
Multiple hypoechoic lesions	16	2
Obscured hypoechoic lesions		13

SGs: Submandibular glands; pre/post-Tx: Pre/post-treatment by corticosteroids.

Citation: Takano S, Fukasawa M, Kadokura M, Shindo H, Takahashi E, Hirose S, Fukasawa Y, Kawakami S, Sato T, Enomoto N. Clinical significance of hypoechoic submandibular gland lesions in type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(18): 3295-3300
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