Abstract
The international consensus guidelines for management of IPMN and MCN of the pancreas established in 2006 have been revised in 2012. The new description about the diagnosis in the revised version included work-up for cystic lesions of the pancreas, distinction of BD-IPMN from MCN and other pancreatic cysts, roles of cyst fluid analysis and cytology obtained by EUS-FNA in the diagnosis of cystic lesions of the pancreas, and distinction of BD-IPMN from serous cystic neoplasm (SCN). In addition, the algorithm for the management of suspected BD-IPMN was changed according to the recent information and current understandings since 2006 and typical clinical and imaging features of common pancreatic cysts were also presented.
