
Article Title
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome with disappeared pigmentation on lips after operation: A case report
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.
Publisher
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
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.
Available at:
https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/clmjournal/vol63/iss1/10