Affiliation:
1. University Department of Surgery, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7AB, UK
Abstract
Abstract
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominant condition resulting in the development of more than 100 adenomatous polyps in the large bowel. In addition, a number of extracolonic manifestations of the condition may occur. Recently, increasing knowledge relating to the extracolonic abnormalities, and localization and sequencing of the gene for FAP, have had important implications for screening and long-term follow-up of those affected. In this review the natural history of the disease and the extracolonic manifestations associated with it are considered. Surgical management and advances in understanding at a molecular level are discussed, as well as the problems relating to screening for FAP and the implications of the new knowledge.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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