Estimation of the prevalence of asymptomatic pancreatic cysts in the population of San Marino

Abstract Background There has been a dramatic increase in the number of pancreatic cystic lesions observed in the past two decades but data regarding the prevalence of cysts in the general population are lacking. Methods All the individuals who undergo CT at the San Marino State Hospital are residen...

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Published in:Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] 2015-07, Vol.15 (4), p.417-422
Main Authors: Zanini, Nicola, Giordano, Marco, Smerieri, Elia, Cipolla d'Abruzzo, Giulio, Guidi, Marilyn, Pazzaglini, Giorgio, De Luca, Fiorella, Chiaruzzi, Giorgia, Vitullo, Giovanni, Piva, Paolo, Lombardi, Raffaele, Jovine, Elio, Gatti, Marino, Landolfo, Giovanni
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Computed tomography
Contrast Media
Cyst
Cysts
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Epidemiology
Family medical history
Female
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
IPMN
Male
Medical imaging
Middle Aged
Multivariate analysis
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - epidemiology
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Pancreas
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic Cyst - diagnosis
Pancreatic Cyst - epidemiology
Pancreatic Cyst - mortality
Patients
Population
Prevalence
San Marino - epidemiology
Sex Factors
Surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonic imaging
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Background There has been a dramatic increase in the number of pancreatic cystic lesions observed in the past two decades but data regarding the prevalence of cysts in the general population are lacking. Methods All the individuals who undergo CT at the San Marino State Hospital are residents of the Republic of San Marino; their demographic distribution is available and precise. CT scans carried out over 1 year at the State Hospital were reviewed for asymptomatic pancreatic cysts. Results 1061 relevant CT scans were carried out on 814 patients; 762 individuals were eligible for the study and 650 patients underwent contrast-enhanced CT. Thirty-five patients had at least one cyst at contrast-enhanced CT (5.4%). The prevalence of cysts increased with increasing age up to 13.4% (95% CI 6.6–20) in individuals 80–89 years of age (p 
ISSN:1424-3903
1424-3911
DOI:10.1016/j.pan.2015.05.461