Prophylactic colectomy and rectal preservation in FAP: systematic endoscopic follow-up and adenoma destruction changes natural history of polyposis

Background and study aims Prophylactic surgery of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) includes total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis (IRA) to proctocolectomy with ileoanal anastomosis (IAA). Surgical guidelines rely on studies without systematic endoscopic follow-up and treatment. Our aim was...

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Main Authors: Arnaud Pasquer, Nicolas Benech, Mathieu Pioche, Antoine Breton, Jerome Rivory, Olivier Vinet, Gilles Poncet, Jean Christophe Saurin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021-06-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1467-6257