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Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, hypothyroidism and positive autoantibodies: a case report. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Med Case Rep
Asim M   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Natural history of colonic polyposis in young patients with familial adenomatous polyposis

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2018
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Proctocolectomy prevents colorectal cancer in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Colorectal polyp progression is one of the indications for surgery.
Matthew Kalady   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Genetic predisposition to gastrointestinal polyposis: syndromes, tumour features, genetic testing, and clinical management.

The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2023
Gastrointestinal tract polyposis is characterised by the presence of multiple polyps, particularly in the colorectum, and encompasses both cancer predisposition genetic syndromes and non-syndromic clinical manifestations. The sources of the heterogeneity
Laura Valle, K. Monahan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Rectal Polyposis as a Guide to Duodenal Polyposis in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1992
Almost all patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) develop duodenal polyps, the severity of which is graded stage 1 (minor) to stage V (cancer). Regular endoscopy is recommended for all patients with FAP. To test whether the development of severe duodenal polyposis could be predicted in another way, rectal and duodenal polyp severity were ...
A D, Spigelman   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on the role of endoscopy in familial adenomatous polyposis syndromes.

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2020
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) syndrome is a complex entity, which includes FAP, attenuated FAP, and MUTYH-associated polyposis. These patients are at significant risk for colorectal cancer and carry additional risks for extracolonic malignancies ...
Julie T. Yang   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Filiform Polyposis

Radiology, 1978
Filiform polyposis presents a characteristic radiographic appearance consisting of long, filamentous filling defects in an otherwise normal colon. It has previously been reported in patients with a prior history of ulcerative colitis and in one patient with granulomatous colitis.
H G, Zegel, I, Laufer
openaire   +2 more sources

Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

open access: yesAnnals of Medicine, 1989
Familial adenomatous polyposis is an autosomal dominant disease that includes early development of up to thousands of colorectal adenomas and several extracolonic manifestations. All untreated patients will develop colorectal adenocarcinoma. The treatment of choice is colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis, but restorative proctocolectomy may be ...
S Bülow, Steffen Bülow
exaly   +4 more sources

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