A 10-year review of surgery for desmoid disease associated with familial adenomatous polyposis
- 4 September 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 93 (10), 1258-1264
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.5425
Abstract
Background Desmoid tumours affect 10–25 per cent of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis and represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Surgery for intra-abdominal desmoids has traditionally been used as a last resort or to manage obstructive complications. The aim was to review 10 years of desmoid surgery in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis from a single centre. Methods Patients who had surgery for desmoid disease between 1994 and 2004 were identified from the Polyposis Registry database and their hospital notes reviewed. Results Twenty patients had surgery to remove 32 desmoid tumours (16 intra-abdominal, 12 abdominal wall, four extra-abdominal). Complete clearance was achieved in 19 tumours and, of these, clinically significant recurrence occurred in eight. There was no difference in recurrence rates for site or sex. There was no operative mortality. Intra-abdominal desmoid resection was associated with a mean resection of 45·55 (range 10–200) cm of small bowel. One patient required long-term parenteral feeding. Median follow-up was 5 (range 0·6–10) years. During this period, one patient died (metastatic duodenal cancer); there was no mortality from desmoid disease. Conclusion Surgery for intra-abdominal desmoids in selected patients is less hazardous than previously reported. Surgery for abdominal wall and extra-abdominal tumours is safe. However, disease recurrence remains a major problem.Keywords
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