Special Issue on New Trends of Incidental Pancreatic Cystic Lesions

Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Special Issue on
New Trends of Incidental Pancreatic Cystic Lesions
Call for Papers
The widespread use of US, CT, and, more recently, MRI
increased the incidental findings within the abdomen, especially when performed for other conditions or situations. For
instance, it is estimated that the asymptomatic cysts alone
account for roughly 150,000 cases identified yearly in the
USA. Even in the recent past, most pancreatic cysts were
commonly considered inflammatory in nature. Over the past
2 decades, however, experience has shown that the majority
of pancreatic cysts are neoplasm, benign, or malignant,
including intraductal papillary mucinous tumor (IPMT),
mucinous cystic adenoma (MCA), and serous cystadenoma
(SCA). Management of those lesions is controversial since
some, even the malignant ones or those with malignant
potential, show indolent evolution. Because the incidental
pancreatic cyst (IPC) may be a precursor of malignant
change or a harbored cancer, the clinician and the patient
face the choice between too much or too little treatment.
We are particularly interested in manuscripts reporting the
importance of differential diagnosis and management of
IPCs. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
• Advances in diagnosis and treatment of incidentally
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pancreatic cysts, including the use of MRI, CT, and
EUS-FNA
Changes in the epidemiology of incidentally pancreatic
cystic tumor including intraductal papillary mucinous
tumor and mucinous cystic tumor
Follow up versus surgical treatment in patients with
IPMT of the branch duct
Diagnostic challenges in the patient with incidentally
pancreatic cystic lesions
Differential diagnosis of unusual pancreatic cystic
lesions: oligo or unilocular serous cystadenomas versus mucinous tumors
Follow up of patients with pancreatic cysts and
development of adenocarcinoma not related to the
cysts
manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/ according to the following
timetable:
Manuscript Due
April 15, 2011
First Round of Reviews
July 15, 2011
Publication Date
October 15, 2011
Lead Guest Editor
Jose Celso Ardengh, Department of Surgery and Anatomy,
Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo,
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; [email protected]
Guest Editors
Alessandro Bersch Osvaldt, Department of
Pancreatobiliary Surgery, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto
Alegre, Medical School of Rio Grande do Sul Federal
University, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil;
[email protected]
Kouroche Vahedi, Department of Digestive Diseases,
Clinique d’Alma and American Hospital of Paris, 92200
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France; [email protected]
José Sebastiao dos Santos, Department of Surgery and
Anatomy, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of
São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil;
[email protected]
Marcel Autran Machado, Department of
Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;
[email protected]
Suzan Menasce Goldman, Diagnostic Imaging
Department, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP),
São Paulo, Brazil; [email protected]
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