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Would it be Reasonable to Perform a Prophylactic Appendicectomy in Patients Diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome who Undergo Endoscopic Follow-Up?

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Abbreviations

IHC:

Immunohistochemical

AJCC:

American Joint Committee on Cancer

BSG:

British Society of Gastroenterology

ACPGBI:

Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

UKCGG:

United Kingdom Cancer Genetics Group

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    Páramo-Zunzunegui J, Benito-Barbero S, Rubio-López L & Drewniak-Jakubowska J

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Páramo-Zunzunegui J, Benito-Barbero S, Rubio-López L, and Drewniak-Jakubowska J. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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J, PZ., S, BB., L, RL. et al. Would it be Reasonable to Perform a Prophylactic Appendicectomy in Patients Diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome who Undergo Endoscopic Follow-Up?. J Gastrointest Canc 54, 1012–1013 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-022-00872-6

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