Patients' Attitude toward Less Frequent Surveillance of Low-Risk Pancreatic Cysts: A Multicenter European Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundRecent studies show that low-risk pancreatic cysts may require less frequent monitoring. Future guidelines will likely adapt their recommendations accordingly. Our goal was to explore the willingness of individuals with a low-risk pancreatic cyst to undergo less frequent surveillance and to identify associated characteristics with such willingness.MethodsThis is a side study of the international PACYFIC study, which prospectively collects data on cyst surveillance, including questionnaires to assess participants' attitude toward surveillance. Individuals with low-risk cysts at baseline, without given standardized information by the study protocol, were enrolled. Their responses to the baseline question, "Would you prefer less frequent surveillance? Yes/No," were correlated with b

SUBMITTER: Sprij MLJA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12413503 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature