Abstract
Peutz-Jeghers polyps are hamartomas of the small bowel which occur as part of the Peutz-Jeghers syndrome,a rare autosomal dominant condition characterized by gastrointestinal polyps and mucocutaneous melanoticpigmentation. We, hereby, report a case of a young female suffering from this syndrome who presented withhyperpigmentation of the lips and acute intestinal obstruction due to intussusception. An exploratory laparotomy was performed which revealed jejuno-jejunal and jejuno-ileal intussusceptions for which resection and anastomosis was done. There were multiple intraluminal polyps in the jejunum which upon histopathological examination, showed features of Peutz-Jeghers polyp. But, on postoperative day 11, we found the pigmentation on her lips disappeared, the patient behaved well in the postoperative period.
DOI
10.58837/CHULA.CMJ.63.1.9
First Page
63
Last Page
64
Recommended Citation
Hyoka, Ra and Yu, Tae Ho
(2019)
"Peutz-Jeghers syndrome with disappeared pigmentation on lips after operation: A case report,"
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal: Vol. 63:
Iss.
1, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58837/CHULA.CMJ.63.1.9
Available at:
https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/clmjournal/vol63/iss1/10