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Wireless capsule endoscopy in adolescents with familial adenomatous polyposis.
Tumori - 1 Jan 2000
Cavallo Debora, Ballardini Giovanni, Ferrari Andrea, Delconte Gabriele, Signoroni Stefano, Sala Paola, Chiaravalli Stefano, Massimino Maura, Bertario Lucio, Vitellaro Marco
Abstract excerpt
AIMS AND BACKGROUND: Guidelines for surveillance in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) recommend mutation carriers to undergo periodic colorectal examination starting in the early teens. Performing colonoscopy in children may lead to complications. Wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE)...
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