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Prophylactic surgery in families with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and in colitis.

Swiss surgery = Schweizer Chirurgie = Chirurgie suisse = Chirurgia svizzera - 1 Jan 2001

Metzger U, Schnider A

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Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of death from malignant tumors in western countries with approximately 3800 new cases/year in Switzerland. For individuals known to be at high risk for the development of colorectal cancer, screening, chemoprevention and/or prophylactic surgery are the only tools to avoid unnecessary premature death from this disease. With modern molecular and/or genetic testing...

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PMID: 11771446
DOI: 10.1024/1023-9332.7.6.278

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