2009
DOI: 10.1097/meg.0b013e3283297cf2
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Gastroduodenal involvement in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. Prospective study of the nature and evolution of polyps: evaluation of the treatment and surveillance methods applied

Abstract: Our study shows a high incidence rate of duodenal polyps in FAP patients. A minute examination of the duodenum and papilla is necessary, using side-view endoscopes and duodenal papilla biopsies even when papilla appears to be normal. None of the patients having completed the surveillance and the prescribed treatment developed cancer and all have a low Spigelman score. This method, therefore, seems to be adequate for the treatment and surveillance of duodenal polyps.

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“…Such involvement mainly affects the duodenum (66.6%). This figure is similar to the results reported in other studies on gastrointestinal involvement in patients with FAP (4,6,(22)(23)(24)(25).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Such involvement mainly affects the duodenum (66.6%). This figure is similar to the results reported in other studies on gastrointestinal involvement in patients with FAP (4,6,(22)(23)(24)(25).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Transduodenal excision used to be advocated as the procedure of choice but it has a high recurrence rate. Surgical ampullectomy is an alternative for patients with ampullary polyps for whom endoscopic treatment is not safe (14). Because radical surgical Whipple procedure could be associated with signifi cant morbidity, the decision-making represents a diffi cult process during which the risk/benefi t ratio of surgical intervention should be considered.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It has been shown that more than half of FAP patients may harbor ampullary adenomas even in cases with normal endoscopic appearance (37). Ampullary lesions are considered to have a greater risk of carcinoma progression when compared to non-ampullary adenomas, especially those greater than 1 cm, with villous histology or moderate/severe dysplasia (15,38). This difference is the basis why the Spigelman classification may not eventually evaluate an individual's risk accurately.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%