Clinical and Endoscopic Characteristics of Chinese Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome Patients: A Retrospective Study of 103 cases
Conclusions: middle-aged and elderly people are the high-risk group; various GI symptoms are observed in Chinese patients; the typical endoscopic finding is multiple small sessile polyps; these GI polyps has a chance of malignant potential. Long-term endoscopic surveillance and follow-up are recommended for the Chinese CCS patients.
Key words: Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, Clinical characteristics, Endoscopy
Source: Digestive Diseases - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research
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