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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Delaini, Gian Gaetano (Editor), Skřička, Tomáš (Editor), Colucci, Gianluca (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Pathology.; Rectum > Surgery.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Colorectal Surgery.; Surgical Oncology.

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...

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.