[Management of a cystic lesion of the pancreas discovered incidentally]

Pancreatic cysts (PC) are common and often discovered incidentally. The distinction between PC is essential, because of the potential malignancy of some lesions requiring surgical resection. The clinical orientation will depend on the clinical history and the radiological characteristics. Indeed, in front of all PCs, it is essential to characterize them using cross-sectional imaging (MRI) in order to highlight the worrisome features requiring further examinations by endoscopic ultrasonography and fine needle aspiration of the cysts to guide the diagnosis. Referral to an expert center will allow to propose to each patient an adequate approach: surgical resection, surveillance according to the recommendations or therapeutic abstention.