What tests should be done for autoimmune pancreatitis

Autoimmune pancreatitis examination items include physical examination, laboratory examination and imaging examination.

1. Physical examination

autoimmune pancreatitis patients in addition to abdominal pain, fatty diarrhea and other symptoms of pancreatitis, but also accompanied by lymph node swelling, parotid gland swelling and other parts of inflammation. Doctors will examine the patient's body, convenient to make a preliminary judgment.

2. Laboratory examination

mainly includes blood test, pancreatic endocrine function test and autoimmune antibody test, etc., to help confirm the diagnosis.

3. Imaging examination

mainly includes abdominal X-ray examination, ultrasound examination, CT examination and MRI examination, etc., can judge the degree of pancreatic lesions, and exclude other lesions.