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Slow progression of periampullary neoplasia in familial adenomatous polyposis.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract - 1 Jan 2000
Moozar Kouros L, Madlensky Lisa, Berk Terri, Gallinger Steven
Abstract excerpt
Variable endoscopic surveillance protocols and treatment strategies have been proposed for periampullary neoplasia in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), primarily because of the lack of long-term, prospective natural history data. A total of 115 patients with FAP were followed prospectively for 10 years with periodic side-viewing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy by a single surgeon. The appearance of the...
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