Prophylactic colectomy for children with familial adenomatous polyposis: resource utilization and outcomes for open and laparoscopic surgery

Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA Contributions: (I) Conception and design: All authors; (II) Administrative support: All authors; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: All authors; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: All authors; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: All authors; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors. Correspondence to: Eduardo A. Perez, MD. Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, Suite 450K, Miami, FL 33136, USA. Email: EPerez3@med.miami.edu.