Advanced duodenal neoplasia and carcinoma in familial adenomatous polyposis: outcomes of surgical management
Advanced duodenal neoplasia and carcinoma in familial adenomatous polyposis: outcomes of surgical management Fábio Guilherme Campos1 , Carlos Augusto Real Martinez2 , Leonardo Alfonso Bustamante Lopez1 , Danilo Toshio Kanno3 , Sérgio Carlos Nahas1 , Ivan Cecconello1 Background: In addition to the presence of neoplasia in the colon and rectum, patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) may develop numerous polyps and carcinoma within the upper gastrointestinal tract. Methods: The aim of the present paper was to review the incidence advanced duodenal polyposis or cancer and their surgical outcomes. A retrospective review of patients’ records from our department was performed. Information was retrieved from a prospective collected data, including clinical (gender, age, family history), endoscopic [association with colorectal cancer (CRC), polyposis severity, age at diagnosis] and surgical management (age, time from the index surgery, type of procedure, morbidity). Duode...