Research letter
Surgical management of familial adenomatous polyposis: pancreas-sparing duodenectomy or pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure)
572-573
Juan Ocaña Jiménez, Adolfo López Buenadicha, Javier Nuño Vázquez-Garza,
Duodenal cancer is the main cause of death for patients with FAP syndrome (familial adenomatous polyposis) treated with a colectomy. The disease follows the adenoma to carcinoma sequence and is diagnosed during follow-up in 7-36% of patients. Endoscopic treatment is used during the first treatment stage of the disease and surgery is an adequate therapeutic option when endoscopic control is insufficient.
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