Clinical yield of endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for incidental pancreatic cysts in kidney transplant evaluation

摘要

Introduction: For several reasons, including an elevated risk for malignancy after transplant, kidney transplant candidates undergo a thorough evaluation prior to transplantation. Further assessment of incidentally discovered pancreatic cysts on routine abdominal imaging has been assumed to be prudent, and the preferred method has been endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA). The clinical utility of EUS/EUS-FNA with respect to transplant decision-making has not been evaluated.