INTRODUCTION Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare familial disorder characterised by mucocutaneous pigmentation, gastrointestinal and extragastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps and an increased risk of malignancy. Peutz-Jeghers polyps in the bowel may result in intussusception. This complication usually manifests with abdominal pain and signs of intestinal obstruction. CASE PRESENTATION We ...

Objective. Balloon enteroscopy (BE) and capsule enteroscopy (CE) are enteroscopy methods that allow examination and treatment of the small bowel. Before the CE and BE era, the small intestine was difficult to access for investigation. Small intestinal tumours are infrequent conditions, but about half of them are malignant. Materials and Methods. A total of 303 BEs were performed in 179 patients...

Small bowel evaluation is a challenging task and has been revolutionized by high-quality contrasted sectional imaging (CT enterography - CTE) and magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) as well as by small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE). The decision of which technique to employ during the investigation of small bowel diseases is not always simple or straightforward. Moreover, contraindications m...

ry included a grandfather with small-bowell polyposis, a father with skin melanosis, and a brother diagnosed with PeutzJeghers syndrome. He developed a solitary giant rectal polyp that prolapsed. On physical examination, the most remarkable sign encountered was the presence of hyperpigmented maculae on the face, lips, and oral mucosa (Fig. 1). She was operated on for ileocolic invagination. For...

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an extremely rare autosomal dominant hereditary disease characterized by the growth of hamartomatous polyps in gastrointestinal tract, mucocutaneous pigmented macules and increased risk malignant neoplasms various localizations. In most cases development PJS associated with presence a mutation STK11 gene, but not all patients have this mutation. This review prese...

Peutz Jeghers syndrome ( PJ S ) is an autosomal dominant disease that combines hamartomatous polyposis ,a periorificial lentiginose and a high risk of associated cancers. We report the observation of a girl 07 years old of personal historyof acute intestinal intussusception occurred a year ago who consults for signs of early puberty and the onset of vaginal bleeding up to 06 months . The child ...