TY - JOUR TI - European evidence-based guidelines on pancreatic cystic neoplasms AU - Del Chiaro, Marco AU - Besselink, Marc G. AU - Scholten, Lianne AU - Bruno, AU - Marco J. AU - Cahen, Djuna L. AU - Gress, Thomas M. AU - van Hooft, Jeanin AU - E. AU - Lerch, Markus M. AU - Mayerle, Julia AU - Hackert, Thilo AU - Satoi, AU - Sohei AU - Zerbi, Alessandro AU - Cunningham, David AU - De Angelis, AU - Claudio AU - Giovanni, Marc AU - de-Madaria, Enrique AU - Hegyi, Peter and AU - Rosendahl, Jonas AU - Friess, Helmut AU - Manfredi, Riccardo AU - Levy, AU - Philippe AU - Real, Francisco X. AU - Sauvanet, Alain AU - Abu Hilal, AU - Mohammed AU - Marchegiani, Giovanni AU - Esposito, Irene AU - Ghaneh, Paula AU - and Engelbrecht, Marc R. W. AU - Fockens, Paul AU - van Huijgevoort, AU - Nadine C. M. AU - Wolfgang, Christopher AU - Bassi, Claudio and AU - Gubergrits, Natalya B. AU - Verbeke, Caroline AU - Kloppel, Gunter and AU - Scarpa, Aldo AU - Zamboni, Giuseppe AU - Lennon, Anne Marie AU - Sund, AU - Malin AU - Kartalis, Nikolaos AU - Grenacher, Lars AU - Falconi, Massimo AU - and Arnelo, Urban AU - Kopchak, Kostantin V. AU - Oppong, Kofi AU - McKay, AU - Colin AU - Hauge, Truls AU - Conlon, Kevin AU - Adham, Mustapha AU - Ceyhan, AU - Guralp O. AU - Salvia, Roberto AU - Dervenis, Christos AU - Allen, Peter AU - and Paye, Francois AU - Bartsch, Detlef K. AU - Lohr, Matthias and AU - Mutignani, Massimiliano AU - Laukkarinen, Johanna AU - Schulick, Richard AU - and Valente, Roberto AU - Seufferlein, Thomas AU - Capurso, Gabriele and AU - Siriwardena, Ajith AU - Neoptolemos, John P. AU - Pukitis, Aldis and AU - Segersvard, Ralf AU - Aghdassi, A. AU - Andrianello, S. AU - Bossuyt, P. AU - and Bulow, R. AU - Cardenas-Jaen, K. AU - Cortegoso, P. AU - Fontana, M. AU - and Haeberle, L. AU - Heckler, M. AU - Litvin, A. AU - Mann, K. and AU - Michalski, C. AU - Michl, P. AU - Nappo, G. AU - Perri, G. AU - Persson, S. AU - and Scheufele, F. AU - Sclafani, F. AU - Schmidt, M. AU - Venezia, L. and AU - Volker, F. AU - Vullierm, M-P AU - Wusten, L. AU - European Study Grp AU - Cystic Tum JO - Gut Pathogens PY - 2018 VL - 67 TODO - 5 SP - 789-804 PB - BMJ Publishing Group SN - 1757-4749 TODO - 10.1136/gutjnl-2018-316027 TODO - null TODO - Evidence-based guidelines on the management of pancreatic cystic neoplasms (PCN) are lacking. This guideline is a joint initiative of the European Study Group on Cystic Tumours of the Pancreas, United European Gastroenterology, European Pancreatic Club, European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, European Digestive Surgery, and the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. It replaces the 2013 European consensus statement guidelines on PCN. European and non-European experts performed systematic reviews and used GRADE methodology to answer relevant clinical questions on nine topics (biomarkers, radiology, endoscopy, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN), mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN), serous cystic neoplasm, rare cysts, (neo)adjuvant treatment, and pathology). Recommendations include conservative management, relative and absolute indications for surgery. A conservative approach is recommended for asymptomatic MCN and IPMN measuring < 40 mm without an enhancing nodule. Relative indications for surgery in IPMN include a main pancreatic duct (MPD) diameter between 5 and 9.9 mm or a cyst diameter >= 40 mm. Absolute indications for surgery in IPMN, due to the high-risk of malignant transformation, include jaundice, an enhancing mural nodule > 5 mm, and MPD diameter > 10 mm. Lifelong follow-up of IPMN is recommended in patients who are fit for surgery. The European evidence-based guidelines on PCN aim to improve the diagnosis and management of PCN. ER -