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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2021; 27(21): 2664-2680
Published online Jun 7, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i21.2664
Cystic pancreatic lesions, the endless dilemma
Hussein Hassan Okasha, Abeer Awad, Ahmed El-meligui, Reem Ezzat, Ashraf Aboubakr, Sameh AbouElenin, Ramy El-Husseiny, Ahmed Alzamzamy
Hussein Hassan Okasha, Abeer Awad, Ahmed El-meligui, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Hepatology Unit, Kasr Al-Aini Hospitals, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
Reem Ezzat, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Hepatology Unit, Assuit University, Assuit 71515, Egypt
Ashraf Aboubakr, Ahmed Alzamzamy, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maadi Armed Forces Medical Complex, Military Medical Academy, Cairo 11441, Egypt
Sameh AbouElenin, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Military Medical Academy, Cairo 11441, Egypt
Ramy El-Husseiny, Department of Hepatology and Tropical Medicine, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute (NHTMRI), Cairo 11441, Egypt
Author contributions: Awad A, El-meligui A and Ezzat R have been involved equally in writing the manuscript; Aboubakr A, AbouElenin S, El-Husseiny R and Alzamzamy A have been involved equally in read and revise the manuscript; Okasha HH revised and approved the final manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Hussein Hassan Okasha, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Hepatology Unit, Kasr Al-Aini Hospitals, Cairo University, Kasr Al-Aini Street, Cairo 11562, Egypt. okasha.hussein@gmail.com
Received: March 17, 2021
Peer-review started: March 17, 2021
First decision: April 5, 2021
Revised: April 14, 2021
Accepted: May 10, 2021
Article in press: May 10, 2021
Published online: June 7, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Pancreatic cystic lesions are commonly recognized with increasing frequency and have become a more common finding in clinical practice. Today, there has been an increased incidence in cystic pancreatic lesions that have in turn caused a lot of diagnostic modalities to emerge. We discuss the various methods of the diagnosis of cystic pancreatic lesions and compare these modalities.