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Rectosigmoid carcinoma occurring after ureterosigmoidostomy

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Reported are two patients with adenocarcinoma of the large bowel following ureterosigmoidostomy by 40 and 53 years. The interval of 53 years is the longest yet recorded in the literature. Long-term surveillance with endoscopy and urine cytology is advocated.

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  1. Department of Urology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

    Frank J. Harford M.C., U.S.A.F.,  Victor W. Fazio M.D., B.S., F.R.A.C.S., Lonnie M. Epstein M.D. & Clarence B. Hewitt M.D.

  2. Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, 44106, Cleveland, Ohio

    Frank J. Harford M.C., U.S.A.F.,  Victor W. Fazio M.D., B.S., F.R.A.C.S., Lonnie M. Epstein M.D. & Clarence B. Hewitt M.D.

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Harford, F.J., Fazio, V.W., Epstein, L.M. et al. Rectosigmoid carcinoma occurring after ureterosigmoidostomy. Dis Colon Rectum 27, 321–324 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02555645

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