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Is there a role for prophylactic colectomy in Lynch syndrome patients with inflammatory bowel disease?
International journal of colorectal disease - 1 Jan 2016
McNamara Kate L, Aronson Melyssa D, Cohen Zane
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Lynch syndrome and chronic inflammatory bowel disease are two important risk factors for colorectal cancer. It is unclear whether Lynch syndrome patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at sufficiently increased risk for colorectal cancer to warrant prophylactic colectomy. This study aims to identify all cases of Lynch syndrome and concurrent inflammatory bowel disease in a large familial...
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