Global quantitative assessment of the colorectal polyp burden in familial adenomatous polyposis using a Web-based tool
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Global quantitative assessment of the colorectal polyp burden in familial adenomatous polyposis by using a web-based tool.
BACKGROUND Accurate measures of the total polyp burden in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) are lacking. Current assessment tools include polyp quantitation in limited-field photographs and qualitative total colorectal polyp burden by video. OBJECTIVE To develop global quantitative tools of the FAP colorectal adenoma burden. DESIGN A single-arm, phase II trial. PATIENTS Twenty-seven pa...
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