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[Treatment of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and family screening].
Revista medica de Chile - 1 Sept 2005
Soto Gonzalo, López-Köstner Francisco, Zárate Alejandro, Vuletin Fernando, Rahmer Alejandro, León Francisca, Zúñiga Alvaro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To reduce the mortality associated to Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), screening of close relatives of patients with the disease is crucial. AIM: To analyze the results of the surgical treatment of patients with FAP, and to evaluate the family screening. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Clinical records of patients operated in our institution since 1977, were reviewed analyzing surgical and pathological...
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