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International Delphi consensus guidelines for follow-up after prophylactic total gastrectomy: the Life after Prophylactic Total Gastrectomy (LAP-TG) study.
Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association - 1 Nov 2022
Roberts Geoffrey, Benusiglio Patrick R, Bisseling Tanya, Coit Daniel, Davis Jeremy L, Grimes Sam, Guise Theresa A, Hardwick Richard, Harris Kirsty, Mansfield Paul Furman, Rossaak Jeremy, Schreiber Karen Chelcun, Stanich Peter P, Strong Vivian E, Kaurah Pardeep
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Prophylactic total gastrectomy (PTG) remains the only means of preventing gastric cancer for people with genetic mutations predisposing to Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer (HDGC), mainly in the CDH1 gene. The small but growing cohort of people undergoing PTG at a young age are expected to have a life-expectancy close to the general population, however, knowledge of the long-term effects of, and...
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