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. 2018 Jun 13;9(6):158. doi: 10.1038/s41424-018-0026-3

Table 2.

Results of follow-up including frequency of changes and appearance of high-risk stigmata/worrisome features

Follow-up Variables Value
Follow-up time, median with range (months) 55 (13–134)
Changes during follow-up, No. (%) 97 (58.1%)
Appearance of high-risk stigmata, No. (%) 3 (1.8%)
  Enhanced mural nodule, No. (%) 1 (0.6%)
  MPD caliber ≥10 mm, No. (%) 1 (0.6%)
  Jaundice, No. (%) 1 (0.6%)
Time to develop HRS, median with range (months) 56 (45–60)
Appearance of worrisome features, No. (%) 44 (26.3%)
  Cyst size ≥3 cm, No. (%) 21 (12.6%)
  Cyst wall thickening, No. (%) 12 (7.2%)
  Mural nodule, No. (%) 13 (7.8%)
  MPD caliber 5–9 mm, No. (%) 10 (6.0%)
  Acute pancreatitis, No. (%) 4 (2.4%)
Time to develop WFs, median with range (months) 26 (4–132)
Additional features
  Cyst growth ≥5 mm, No. (%) 59 (35.3%)
  Appearance of new cysts, No. (%) 56 (33.5%)
  Mural nodule growth ≥2 mm, No. (%) 2 (1.2%)
  Appearance of new symptoms, No. (%) 7 (4.2%)
Diagnosis of high-grade atypia on EUS-FNA, No. (%) 4 (2.4%)

EUS-FNA endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration, HRS high-risk stigmata, MPD main pancreatic duct, WF worrisome feature