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Polyposis: The Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

✍ Scribed by A. D. Spigelman; P. Arese; Mr. R. K. S. Phillips

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1995
Tongue: English
Weight: 357 KB
Volume: 82
Category: Article
ISSN: 0007-1323
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800821006

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The classical pigmentation of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome distinguishes it immediately from the other polyposis syndromes. Less widely appreciated than this most obvious manifestation are the pitfalls in management presented by the risk of cancer and by the performance of multiple laparotomies that also characterize this condition. An outline of these risks and an approach that minimizes them is presented.

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