Antibiotics Do Not Decrease the Rate of Infection After Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine-Needle Aspiration of Pancreatic Cysts

In spite of the weak evidence, antibiotic prophylaxis prior to endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic cystic lesions is routinely used in the clinical practice. To compare a group of patients treated with antibiotics before fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic cystic lesions and a group who did not undergo antimicrobial prophylaxis. Out of 335 patients with suspected pancreatic cystic lesions referred to our center...