Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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International
●World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO): Practice guideline on pancreatic cystic lesions (2019)
Canada
United States
●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria pancreatic cyst (2019)
●ASGE: Guideline on the role of endoscopy in benign pancreatic disease (2015)
●PSC: Techniques for cytologic sampling of pancreatic and bile duct lesions (2014)
●ASGE: Guideline on adverse events associated with EUS and EUS with FNA (2013)
Europe
●European experts consensus statement on cystic tumours of the pancreas (2013)
Japan
●[In Japanese] Diagnosis/treatment consensus for local pancreatitis complications (pancreatic pseudocyst, infectious encapsulation necrosis, etc) (2014, published 2015)
●[In Japanese] Japanese Pancreatic Society (JPS): Endoscopic treatment guidelines for pancreatic pseudocysts (2009)