title: Unexpected Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in an adult presenting with intermittent upper intestinal obstruction. A case report.
abstract: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is an autosomal dominant inherited disease, belonging to the hamartomatous polyposis syndromes. It is characterized by multiple hamartomatous polyps of the gastrointestinal tract associated with oral and anal mucocutaneous pigmentations. We report the case of an adult patient diagnosed with an atypical form of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, thereby emphasizing the different possible syndrome phenotypes and the difficulty of their diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Prof. Dr.Octavian Fodor; 3rd Medical Clinic, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. valentina.barbieru@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szanto
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Prof. Dr.Octavian Fodor; 3rd Medical Clinic, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barbieru
authors.affiliation: 3rd Medical Clinic, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Department of Ultrasonography, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Radu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Badea
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Prof. Dr.Octavian Fodor; 3rd Medical Clinic, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Teodora
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pop
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphopathology, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Prof. Dr.Octavian Fodor, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Ioana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rusu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Prof. Dr.Octavian Fodor;3rd Surgical Clinic, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Nadim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al Hajjar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010580:Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed