Intestinal Polyps and Polyposis From Genetics to Treatment and Follow-up

Nowadays, we are dealing more frequently with the entity of large intestine polyps, as endoscopy and bowel cancer screening programmes are rapidly expanding. Often a single polyp is involved, but more complex situations are also encountered, including the well-defined pattern of polyposis. These sit...

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Other Authors: Delaini, G.G. (Editor), Skricka, Tomas (Editor), Colucci, Gianluca (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milano Springer Milan 2009, 2009
Edition:1st ed. 2009
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Imapact of Bowel Cancer Screening
  • Pathological Features of Sporadic Colonic Adenoma
  • Serrated Neoplasia Pathway
  • Genetic and Clinical Features of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and Attenuated FAP
  • Not Only FAP Other Rare Polyposis Syndromes
  • Diet, Polyps, and Cancer Where is the Truth?
  • Chemoprevention of Colonic Cancer Is There a Foreseeable Future?
  • The Role of Imaging in Colonic Polyps and Polyposis
  • Rectal Polyps and Early Rectal Cancer Assessment by Three-Dimensional Endorectal Ultrasonography
  • What is What? Clinical Vignettes of Multiple Polyps
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Polyps in Polyposis
  • Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy For Polyps and Polyposis
  • Management and Treatment of Complications in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Endoscopy
  • Follow-up After Endoscopic Polypectomy
  • Surgical Options for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
  • Restorative Protocolectomy with Ileal Pouch- Anal Anastomosis for FAP
  • Rectal Polyps after Ileorectal Anastomosis What is The Future?
  • Anorectal Polyps and Polypoid Lesions
  • Polypectomy of Anorectal Polyps and Polypoid Lesions Why, When, and How?
  • Quality of Life and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Patients
  • Psychological and Medico-Legal Aspect of Genetic Counseling in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
  • The Role of a Registry in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
  • Coping With FAP The Roll of Patients’ Associations