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Kaiser Permanente GI doing EUS procedure

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A EUS can be done with or without a FNA. An EUS without a FNA is just an upper endoscopy ultrasound that poses no risk of pancreatitis. A EUS with FNA can trigger pancreatitis as it's taking a sample of your cyst. From my understanding is that not everyone experiences pancreatitis with FNA but it is a risk for a FNA procedure.

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lpaelevated4 | @lpaelevated4 | Nov 7 3:34pm

@sloped483 thanks for your reply . Do you know if an EUS will be able to classify the cyst better than the MRCP without contrast?

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Turkey, Volunteer Mentor | @tomrennie | Nov 8 8:35am

@sloped483 I believe the risk of pancreatitis from an FNA is about 1%. I think it is a very small risk compared to the benefits it provides.

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