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Small pancreatic cysts turn up on abdominal scans and are then followed for life. Low-risk cysts under 2 cm that are unchanged at five years rarely turn to cancer in Japanese and US cohorts, so a randomised trial of stopping surveillance would test whether years of scans can be spared.
Low-risk branch-duct IPMN under 2 cm that is stable at five years has low malignancy rates in Japanese and US cohorts, but guidelines diverge. Propose a randomised trial of surveillance cessation versus continued surveillance for stable low-risk cysts, with pancreatic cancer incidence and imaging burden as endpoints.
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