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Reuters Health Features Dr. Stephen Heller’s Perspective on the Use of Antibiotics in the Aspiration of Pancreatic Cysts

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Stephen J. Heller, MD, Professor of Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Director of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at Temple University Hospital, offered insight to Reuters Health about a study published in the journal Gastroenterology examining antibiotic prophylaxis for patients undergoing endoscopic, ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of pancreatic cysts. Dr. Heller was not involved in the study. MD Alert and Medscape picked up the Reuters Health article.