Prophylactic colectomy in patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 479-482

  Church, James M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Familial adenomatous polyposis; Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer; Prophylactic colectomy

Indexed keywords

CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SURGERY; COLON POLYPOSIS; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; FAMILIAL CANCER; HUMAN; ILEORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030451233     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899608999111     Document Type: Review

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