Long-Term Outcomes of Pancreas-Sparing Duodenectomy for Duodenal Polyposis in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Syndrome

ConclusionPSD can be performed with a low but definable risk of long-term morbidity. Risk of gastric and jejunal carcinoma rarely occurs and was diagnosed decades after PSD. This demonstrates the need for lifelong endoscopic surveillance and educates us on the risk of carcinoma in the remaining gastrointestinal tract.
Source: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research