The impact of a multidisciplinary team approach on the management of focal pancreatic lesions: a single tertiary center experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings aim to optimize patient management. We evaluated the impact of MDT discussions on the management and diagnosis of focal pancreatic lesions in a single tertiary center.

Methods

All patients with an initial diagnosis of solid or cystic pancreatic lesion discussed in our institution's MDT meeting on pancreatic diseases between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021, were included. The impact of MDT discussion on patient management, defined as a modification of the initially proposed therapeutic plan after MDT discussion, as well as the criteria leading to this modification, were the primary outcomes. Impact on diagnosis was the secondary outcome.

Results

A total of 522 patients were included. Of these, 185 (35.4%) and 337

SUBMITTER: Francisse S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10433261 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature