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Outcomes after prophylactic gastrectomy for hereditary diffuse gastric cancer.
The British journal of surgery - 1 Jan 2018
van der Kaaij R T, van Kessel J P, van Dieren J M, Snaebjornsson P, Balagué O, van Coevorden F, van der Kolk L E, Sikorska K, Cats A, van Sandick J W
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BACKGROUND: Patients with hereditary diffuse gastric cancer and a CDH1 mutation have a 60-80 per cent lifetime risk of developing diffuse gastric cancer. Total prophylactic gastrectomy eliminates this risk, but is associated with considerable morbidity. The effectiveness (removal of all gastric mucosa) and outcomes of this procedure were evaluated retrospectively. METHODS: All consecutive individuals undergoing a...
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