title: Puetz-Jeghers syndrome involving appendix.
abstract: Puetz-Jegher's syndrome is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease, which is characterized by hamartomatous polyposis and mucocutaneous pigmentation mainly over the circum-oral region. Patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome seek medical attention whenever there are complications such as intussusception, bleeding from the polyps, etc. Occasionally, gastrointestinal tract malignancies have been reported in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. In this paper, we report a patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome who had multiple complications and polyposis involving the appendix, because involvement of the appendix is extremely rare in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, India. snepram@yahoo.com
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Moirangthem
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nepram
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Debnath
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010580:Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery