Surveillance in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: a case report

Authors

  • Sabarinathan Ramanathan Institute of Medical Gastroenterology, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Pugazhendhi Thangavel Institute of Medical Gastroenterology, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Ratnakar Kini Institute of Medical Gastroenterology, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Kani Shaikh Mohamed Institute of Medical Gastroenterology, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Premkumar Karunakaran Institute of Medical Gastroenterology, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Murali Ananthavadivelu Institute of Medical Gastroenterology, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Alwin James Institute of Medical Gastroenterology, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20172285

Keywords:

Endoscopic mucosal resection, Hamartomatous polyposis, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, Polypectomy, Surveillance

Abstract

Study performed surveillance endoscopy in a 23-year-old male patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) who underwent right hemicolectomy with ileo-colic anastamosis for ileo-colic intussusception three years back. On evaluation, he found to have multiple upper gastrointestinal and ileal polyps. Subsequently he underwent polypectomies in three sessions by combined standard snare polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) method without any complication. We present a case report that emphasizes the importance of surveillance and the role of prophylactic polypectomy in patients with PJS.

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2017-05-23

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