Can innovation in endoscopic therapy alter clinical outcomes in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis?

Monique E van Leerdam^{1

2}, Andrew Latchford^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Gastro-intestinal Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
³ Polyposis Registry, St. Marks's Hospital, Harrow, United Kingdom.
⁴ Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.

Editorial

Monique E van Leerdam et al. Endosc Int Open. 2021.

. 2021 Aug 23;9(9):E1445-E1446.

doi: 10.1055/a-1521-4912. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Monique E van Leerdam^{1

2}, Andrew Latchford^{3

4}

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Gastro-intestinal Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
³ Polyposis Registry, St. Marks's Hospital, Harrow, United Kingdom.
⁴ Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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