Effectiveness of steroid therapy for pancreatic cysts complicating autoimmune pancreatitis and management strategy for cyst-related complications.

Conclusions: Steroid therapy is an effective choice for cysts developing in AIP to promote the release of pancreatic juice stasis. Larger lesions with multilocular morphology should be monitored closely for cyst-related complications and be considered strong candidates for steroid therapy. PMID: 31164010 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31164010?dopt=Abstract

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - June 6, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Scand J Gastroenterol Source Type: research