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Laparoscopic prophylactic total gastrectomy with linear stapler side-to-side esophagojejunal anastomosis for hereditary diffuse gastric cancer syndrome in 2 siblings.
Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques - 1 Jun 2013
Li Jihui, McBean Etwar, Li Xinxiang, Berho Mariana, Szomstein Samuel, Rosenthal Raul J
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INTRODUCTION: Germ line mutations in the E-cadherin gene account for approximately 30% to 50% of cases of hereditary diffuse gastric cancer syndrome. The estimated cumulative risk of gastric cancer by the age of 80 years in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer families is 67% for men and 83% for wom...
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