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Revista de Gastroenterología del Perú
Print version ISSN 1022-5129
Abstract
IDROGO REGALADO, Bertha and FRISANCHO VELARDE, Oscar. Peutz Jeghers syndrome: Report of five cases. Rev. gastroenterol. Perú [online]. 2016, vol.36, n.2, pp.165-168. ISSN 1022-5129.
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.
Keywords : Stomach neoplasms; Colonic polyps; Intestinal polyposis.