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An update on EUS-guided ablative techniques for pancreatic cystic lesions
Devarshi R Ardeshna1, Edward Woods2, Allan Tsung3, Somashekar G Krishna4
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
2 College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
3 Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
4 Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Correspondence Address:
Somashekar G Krishna,
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 W. 12th Avenue, Suite 262, Columbus, Ohio 43210
USA
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/EUS-D-21-00178 PMID: 35313421
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Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) are increasingly being recognized due to improvements and widespread use of cross-sectional imaging. With an estimated prevalence of 15% in general population, incidentally discovered PCLs represent a dilemma in management. While pancreatectomies offer a chance of cure, the morbidity is considerable in patients with high surgical risks. More recently, EUS-guided approaches for cyst ablation are being offered in clinical trials for the management of PCLs. EUS-chemoablation studies have progressed from first investigating safety and efficacy of EUS-guided alcohol lavage to single-agent paclitaxel ablation. Recent studies have shown that alcohol lavage may not be required, and long-term resolution can be achieved by chemoablation alone. EUS-guided lauromacrogol ablation and EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are new techniques that have shown promising results in a few small studies. Overall, the current literature suggests that EUS-guided paclitaxel ablation has better cyst resolution rates compared to other existing minimally invasive techniques including ethanol injection, lauromacrogol ablation, or RFA. This article will review EUS-guided PCL ablation approaches and future directions the field is headed into.
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