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. 2024 Mar 6;14(5):564. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14050564

Table 1.

Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for EUS-Guided Pancreatic Cyst Ablation.

Criteria Type Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria
Absolute Relative
Patient characteristics
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    Not surgical candidates or preference

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    Reasonable life expectancy
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    Pregnancy

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    Active acute pancreatitis

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    Pancreatic necrosis present

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    Irreversible coagulopathy
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    Neutropenia

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    Thrombocytopenia with platelet counts < 50,000
PCL characteristics
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    Mucinous cyst (IPMN or MCN)

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    Unilocular or oligolocular (≤6 locules)

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    Diameter between 2 and 6 cm
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    Confirmed pancreatic cancer

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    Cytology suspicious for malignancy

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    Benign PCLs (pseudocyst, serous cystadenoma, lymphangioma, duplication cyst)
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    High-grade dysplasia

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    Cyst with open communication with MPD

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    High-risk lesions as defined by guidelines

PCL: pancreatic cyst lesion; MPD: main pancreatic duct.