Endoscopic ultrasonography assessement of pancreatic noninflammatory cystic lesions

Introduction: Pancreatic noninflammatory cystic lesions represent 5–10% of pancreatic cystic lesions and are considered important due to their malignant potential. Linear endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) offers an accurate differential diagnosis of cystic lesions by using morphologic evaluation and fine needle aspiration (FNA) of intracystic liquid, followed by cytology and tumor markers assessment. Aim: Assessment of pancreatic non-inflammatory cystic lesions by EUS and tumor markers in intracystic liquid. Material and method: We included patients with pancreatic cystic lesions without recent episode of acute p…