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A healthy 25-year-old woman with family history of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) does not wish to undergo genetic testing. She agreed to colonoscopy, which found more than 100 polyps throughout the colon and rectum. In addition to performing prophylactic proctocolectomy and ileoanal J pouch anastomosis, which additional examination is most likely to improve her survival?

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