Variables affecting penetrance of gastric and duodenal phenotype in familial adenomatous polyposis patients
Abstract Background Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) frequently undergo colectomy to reduce the 70 to 90% lifetime risk of colorectal cancer. After risk-reducing colectomy, duodenal cancer and complications from duodenal surgeries are the main cause of morbidity. Our objective was...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | BMC Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-018-0841-8 |