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Genotype and phenotype factors as determinants for rectal stump cancer in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. Hereditary Colorectal Tumors Registry.
Annals of surgery - 1 Apr 2000
Bertario L, Russo A, Radice P, Varesco L, Eboli M, Spinelli P, Reyna A, Sala P
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OBJECTIVE: To identify factors influencing the occurrence of cancer in the rectal remnant in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) after colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis (IRA). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: The risk for rectal cancer in patients with FAP after colectomy and IRA remains a major concern. METHODS: Between 1955 and 1997, 371 patients (206 men, 165 women) from the Registry of Hereditary...
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