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Intussusception of the small bowel due to Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: a case report
M Kilgus1, M A Rŏthlin, F Largiadèr
1Department of Surgery, Zürich University Hospital, Switzerland.
Hepato-Gastroenterology
|June 25, 1998
Abstract:
We report the case of a 45-year-old woman with an intussusception of the small bowel due to Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Immediate laparotomy was performed, and approximately 5 cm of the small bowel had to be removed because of ischemic areas. Six other polyps were removed through buttonhole enterotomies. The Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is rare. Treatment is either surgery or a combination of surgery and intraoperative enteroscopy. Bowel resections must be kept to a minimum.