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Familial polyposis is inherited and usually develops at puberty. In all patients, cancer will eventually develop. The objective of therapy is to prevent malignancy. A pedigree chart should be constructed and all family members investigated.
Total colectomy with permanent ileostomy and fulguration of all rectal polyps, followed by colectomy with preservation of the rectum and ileostomy, are the two forms of surgery available. The rectal stump must be followed carefully. Operation should be undertaken in the latter half of the second decade of life, or shortly thereafter.
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Abridgement of original article read at the joint meeting of the American Proctologic Society and the Section of Proctology of the Royal Society of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 9 to 14, 1964.
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Saltz, N.J. Surgical management of familial polyposis of the colon and rectum. Dis Colon Rectum 7, 417–420 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02616858
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02616858