title: [Peutz Jeghers syndrome. Report of five cases].
abstract: The Peutz Jeghers Syndrome (PJS) is characterized by gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps and mucocutaneous pigmentation, are at high risk of bowel resections because ischemia secondary to intussusception. The risk of gastrointestinal cancer is nine more than the general population. We report five patients diagnosed with SPG, four had intestinal intussusception, one upper gastrointestinal bleeding and one died with pancreatic neoplasia.
authors.affiliation: Departamento Enfermedades del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins. Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Bertha
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Idrogo Regalado
authors.affiliation: Departamento Enfermedades del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins. Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Frisancho Velarde
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010580:Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*