Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 100-102 , July 2006

Pre-Operative Endoscopic Diagnosis and Management of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

  • Gideon Steinbach, MD, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Gideon Steinbach, MD, PhD, University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 825 Eastlake Avenue E (G4-418), Seattle, WA 98109.

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PII: S1096-2883(06)00057-X

doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2006.05.002

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 100-102 , July 2006

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