Polyp Clearance via Operative and Endoscopic Polypectomy in Patients With Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome After Multiple Small Bowel Resections.
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is an autosomal dominant inherited disease that manifests as a combination of mucocutaneous pigmentation and gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps that usually cause intussusception and intestinal hemorrhage. We report the case of a 40-year-old male patient who was diagnosed 20 years ago and had previously undergone 3 intestinal resection surgeries. This time, with the use of combined operative and endoscopic polypectomy, more than 100 polyps were removed. This technique is useful for providing a "clean" small intestine that allows the patient a long interval between laparotomies and reduces the complications associated with multiple laparotomies and resections.
Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
Do Hyun
DH
Lee
Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
Hyun Deok
HD
Shin
Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
Woo Hee
WH
Cho
Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
Kyoung Hwang
KH
Shin
Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
Sora
S
Lee
Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
Jeong Eun
JE
Shin
Department of Surgery, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
Hwan
H
Namgung
Department of Pathology, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
Ji Eun
JE
Gwon
Endoscopy; Intussusception; Peutz-Jeghers syndrome; Polypectomy