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Follow-up study of patients with benign mucosal polyps discovered by proctosigmoidoscopy

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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In a long-term follow-up study, individuals with colorectal polyps had a significantly higher incidence of the development of colorectal carcinomas than the unaffected population. The vast majority of these carcinomas were not within the reach of the sigmoidoscope. Individuals who have had colorectal polyps should have careful follow-up studies for the rest of their lives.

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  1. Elliott D. Prager M.D. (Former Fellow in Colon and Rectal Surgery)

    Present address: Philadelphia Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa

  2. Neil W. Swinton M.D.

    Present address: , Green Valley, Arizona

  3. John L. Young Ph.D.

    Present address: National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland

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  1. Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Lahey Clinic Foundation, 605 Commonwealth Ave., 02215, Boston, Ma.

    Elliott D. Prager M.D. (Former Fellow in Colon and Rectal Surgery), Neil W. Swinton M.D., John L. Young Ph.D., Malcolm C. Veidenheimer M.D. & Marvin L. Corman M.D.

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Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, Detroit, Michigan, June 10 to 14, 1973.

Former Chairman, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, retired

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Prager, E.D., Swinton, N.W., Young, J.L. et al. Follow-up study of patients with benign mucosal polyps discovered by proctosigmoidoscopy. Dis Colon Rectum 17, 322–324 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586974

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