syndrome was admitted due to a 2−week history of intermittent abdominal pain and symptoms of incomplete intestinal obstruction. She had experienced symp− toms of incomplete intestinal obstruction 2 years previously, and had undergone explorative laparotomy, which revealed a large polyp of the jejunum that required resection. On admission, laboratory re− sults of the patient were unremarkable. P...

One of the clinicopathological criteria for diagnosing Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is mucocutaneous pigmentation. We present a 57-year-old Iranian female patient with diffuse pigmentation in buccal and labial mucosa. The first colonoscopy revealed one 0.5 cm rectal polyp. However surveillance colonoscopies over a 7-year polyp showed over 100 colorectal polyps.

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Peutz Jegher’s syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the development of hamartomatous polyps and mucocutaneous melanin pigmentation. This case report shows an adult Indian female with intestinal obstruction due to multiple intussusceptions that were caused polyp syndrome. A 32-year-old presented surgical emergency complaints colicky abdominal pain, vomiting melena posi...