: The diagnosis of pancreatic cysts is mostly based on a combination of morphological appearance and fluid analysis of amylase and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). We aimed to assess the capability of the string sign in differentiating mucinous from non-mucinous pancreatic cysts. All patients who were referred for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for pancreatic cysts assessment from 2015 to 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Our cohort consisted of 112 patients. Of them, 92 patients (82.1%) had mucinous cystic neoplasms (group A) and 20 patients (17.9%) had non-mucinous cystic neoplasms (group B). The average age in groups A and B was 71.3 and 60.4 years, respectively. String sign was positive in 47 patients (51.1%) and negative in 21 patients (22.8%) in group A, while in group B, string sign was negative in 19 patients (95%). String sign showed significant correlation with the diagnosis of mucinous cystic neoplasms (OR 64.2, 95% CI 8.1-508.6, = 0.0001). Cytology confirmed mucinous cystic neoplasms that included 32 patients; the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of string sign for mucinous cystic neoplasms were high, reaching 93.8%, 85.7%, 96.8%, and 75%, respectively, with an excellent accuracy rate of 92.3%. The string sign is highly accurate for predicting pancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasms, and should be used as an important aid for improving diagnostic accuracy.
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