Article
[Long-term results after restorative proctocolectomy and ileoanal pouch in children with familial adenomatous polyps].
Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Chirurgie. Kongress - 1 Jan 1998
Kadmon M, Tandara A, Herfarth C
Abstract excerpt
Restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is considered the therapy of choice for the prophylactic treatment of FAP in adults, while straight ileoanal endorectal pull-throughs were often favored in children. However, our experience with five children undergoing an ileoanal J-pouch procedure under the age of 15 years (7-15) due to early onset of a severe symptomatic FAP phenotype suggests...
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