Table 4 Follow-up strategies according to Fukuoka consensus guidelines
From: Cystic pancreatic lesions: MR imaging findings and management
Diameter of the greatest cyst | Follow-up |
|---|---|
 < 1 cm | CT/MRI in 6 months |
| Â | Then every 2Â years if no change |
1–2 cm | CT/MRI in 6 months |
| Â | Yearly for 2Â years |
| Â | Then lengthen interval if no change |
2–3 cm | EUS in 3–6 months |
| Â | Then lengthen interval if no change alternating MRI with EUS |
| Â | Consider surgery in young fit Patients with need for prolonged survival |
 > 3 cm | Close surveillance alternating MRI with EUS every 3–6 months |
| Â | Strongly consider surgery in young fit patients |