| CGL | clinical guidelines |
| CT | computed tomography |
| ENPD | endoscopic nasopancreatic drainage |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| EUS | endoscopic ultrasonography |
| EUS-FNA | endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration |
| F | flat |
| JEDPAC | Japan Study Group on the Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer |
| LP | low papillary |
| MRCP | magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography |
| MPD | main pancreatic duct |
| PC | pancreatic cancer |
| PCIS | pancreatic cancer in situ |
| PEP | post-ERCP pancreatitis |
| SPACE | serial pancreatic juice aspiration cytologic examination |
| US | Ultrasonography |