Diagnosis and Management of Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas

Figure 1

Pancreatic cyst therapeutic algorithm.  ^aAlso considered are nonimaging findings such as symptoms attributable to the cyst, rapid growth, and young age. ^bSurveillance may be performed initially at close intervals (e.g., 3 mo), and later spaced out to every 6, 12, or 24 months. ^cNB: cyst ablation is largely experimental and not appropriate for main-duct IPMNs. Abbreviations: see text.