Surgical complications and metachronous rectal cancer risk in patients with classic familial adenomatous polyposis

Surgical complications and metachronous rectal cancer risk in patients with classic familial adenomatous polyposis

Introduction: Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), an autosomal dominant disease characterized by development of numerous adenomatous polyps in the colon and rectum, is caused by germline mutations in the Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) gene. Methods: To determine the surgical morbidity in patient...

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Main Authors: Paulo Roberto Stevanato Filho, Samuel Aguiar, Jr., Fábio O. Ferreira, Wilson T. Nakagawa, Ranyell M. Spencer, Renata M. Takahashi, Tiago S. Bezerra, Ademar Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S223793631500009X

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