Variables affecting penetrance of gastric and duodenal phenotype in familial adenomatous polyposis patients

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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Main Authors: Danielle C. Sample, N. Jewel Samadder, Lisa M. Pappas, Kenneth M. Boucher, Wade S. Samowitz, Therese Berry, Michelle Westover, Deepika Nathan, Priyanka Kanth, Kathryn R. Byrne, Randall W. Burt, Deborah W. Neklason
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Duodenum
Gastric
Polyposis
Familial adenomatous polyposis
Fundic gland polyps
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-018-0841-8

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