Recurrent familial inflammatory fibroid polyps of the small intestine.
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Multiple and recurrent inflammatory fibroid polyps in three generations of a Devon family: a new syndrome.
The recurrence of multiple inflammatory fibroid polyps is reported in three generations of a Devon family. Only one female in each has been affected in a direct line of descent. The grandmother has had nine polyps resected over 11 years, the mother seven over 18 years, and the daughter six over six years. None of the patients or their relatives are known to have any allergies, dietary fads, or ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 1969
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.22.6.743-b