Is antibiotic prophylaxis necessary after endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic cysts?

• Main Authors: Seifeldin Hakim (Author), Mihajlo Gjeorgjievski (Author), Zubair Khan (Author), Michael E. Cannon (Author), Kevin Yu (Author), Prithvi Patil (Author), Roy Tomas DaVee (Author), Sushovan Guha (Author), Ricardo Badillo (Author), Laith Jamil (Author), Nirav Thosani (Author), Srinivas Ramireddy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Current society guidelines recommend antibiotic prophylaxis for 3 to 5 days after endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs). The overall quality of the evidence supporting this recommendation is low. In this study, we aimed to...