The interpretation of American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the diagnosis and management of asymptomatic neoplastic pancreatic cysts (Version 2015)
SUN Bei
JI Liang
Abstract：There are increasing incidental identifications of pancreatic cystic lesions with the great improvements in diagnosis by utilizing the modern polished imaging techniques. Being contrast to the pancreatic pseudocysts, there are so many inconsistency and insufficiency in the management of pancreatic cystic neoplasms (PCNs), and there is no widely approved guideline to be referred to as the consequence of defected evidence-based proofs. Recently, the American Gastroenterological Association released their consensus on the diagnosis and management of asymptomatic PCNs, including ten expertised recommendations and one supplemental scheduled program, with the advocate of loosening the surveillance intervals and restricting the indications for surgery.
Keywords：pancreatic cystic lesionpancreatic cystic neoplasm
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 515-518 )