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The most frequent gastrointestinal diseases in childhood which require endoscopic laser treatment are vascular lesions and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). The most frequent vascular disease in pediatric age is blue rubber bleb nevus (BRBN) syndrome with hemangiomas of skin and gastrointestinal tract. FAP is a hereditary disease with autosomal-dominant inheritance characterized by disseminated multiple polyps in the entire colon. FAP is the prototype of a hereditary precancerous syndrome [1].
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Spinelli, P., Dal Fante, M., Mancini, A., Casella, G. (1998). Endoscopic Laser Therapy in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disorders. In: Berlien, HP., Schmittenbecher, P.P. (eds) Laser Surgery in Children. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60276-4_10
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