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A rare case of synchronous colocolic intussusception in association with Peutz–Jeghers syndrome
Author(s) -
Om Biju Panta,
Santosh Maharjan,
Sarita Manandhar,
Pallavi Sharma,
Ram Kumar Ghimire
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bjr case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20150314
Subject(s) - peutz–jeghers syndrome , intussusception (medical disorder) , medicine , mucocutaneous zone , dermatology , stk11 , malignancy , gastroenterology , surgery , cancer , colorectal cancer , kras , disease
Adult intussusception is rare and is almost always associated with a lead point. Polyposis syndromes are a common cause of adult intussusceptions, with polyps acting as lead points. Peutz–Jeghers syndrome is associated with benign hamartomatous polyps and mucocutaneous pigmentation. Although hamartomatous polyps are not premalignant, there is an increased risk of gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal malignancy, most commonly involving the small bowel. Most patients with Peutz–Jeghers syndrome with acute abdomen are diagnosed to have intussusceptions, mostly of the enteroenteric type. Colocolic intussusceptions are rare in Peutz–Jeghers syndrome. To the best of our knowledge, synchronous colocolic intussusception in association with Peutz–Jeghers syndrome has not been previously reported. Here we present a case of malignant jejunal mass and synchronous colocolic intussusceptions in a patient with Peutz–Jeghers syndrome.

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