Claimant - A person who makes an insurance claim. Closed practice - A primary care physician who is not accepting new patients. Note: Even if your physician is on the HMO or PPO list, call to see if the practice is still open for accepting new HMO or PPO participants.
Type 1 AIP is also called IgG4-related pancreatitis and is part of a disease called IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) that often affects multiple organs including the pancreas, bile ducts in the liver, salivary glands, kidneys and lymph nodes.
But other causes of an enlarged pancreas may include the following: 1  Pancreatitis occurs when digestive enzymes become active inside the pancreas, attacking and damaging its tissues. 2  This can cause an enlarged pancreas. 3  Acute pancreatitis is inflammation that occurs suddenly in the pancreas.