Most adenomas and carcinomas of the small intestine and extrahepatic bile ducts arise in
the region of the papilla of Vater. In familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) it is the main …

Large scale association analysis for identification of genes underlying premature coronary
heart disease: cumulative perspective Page 1 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Large scale association …

Background: The prevalence of duodenal carcinoma is much higher in familial
adenomatous polyposis (FAP) than in the background population, and duodenal …

Purpose The development of high-grade dysplasia (HGD) on duodenal or jejunal adenomas
and of late-stage (stage IV) duodenal polyposis are major clinical events for familial …

Background Although only 5 per cent of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
die from duodenal cancer, a recent study indicated that the mortality rate is much higher in …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics of patients with familial
adenomatous polyposis (FAP) undergoing surgical treatment over a 10-year period and …

Opinion statement Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) have a cumulative
lifetime risk of over 90% for developing duodenal adenomas, which are the precursor …

Ampullary adenocarcinoma is an aggressive cancer with a poor prognosis. Without surgical
resection, ampullary adenocarcinomas can be difficult to distinguish from ampullary …

Background: The prevalence of duodenal carcinoma is much higher in familial
adenomatous polyposis (FAP) than in the background population, and duodenal …

Periampullary cancers make up 5% of all gastrointestinal cancers. The complexity of the
periampullary anatomy makes determination of the origin of some of these tumors difficult …