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Adenomatous Polyp
Researchers from Leiden University detail new studies and findings in the area of adenomatous polyp
November 11th, 2008
"Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) have a 5%-10% lifetime risk of developing duodenal cancer. In severe duodenal polyposis, pancreaticoduodenectomy according to Whipple has been considered the only way to cure duodenal polyposis," researchers in Netherlands report. "However, polyps recur even after surgery. We describe a patient with severe adenomatosis of the small bowel in the afferent loop of a Roux-en-Y anastomosis after a Whipple procedure, detected by double balloon endoscopy (DBE)," wrote A.M.J. Langers and colleagues, Leiden University. The researchers concluded: "This is the first description of the use of DBE for this...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-11-11)
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