Journal of gastroenterology

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J. Gastroenterol. · May 2011

Size of mural nodule as an indicator of surgery for branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas during follow-up.

A mural nodule is a strong predictive factor for malignancy in branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas, but the nodule size has hardly been considered. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a mural nodule of 10 mm was appropriate as an indicator of surgery for IPMN during follow-up. ⋯ A mural nodule of 10 mm is appropriate as an indicator of surgery in the follow-up of branch duct IPMN.

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