Intussusception Caused by Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome

A 20-year-old female patient with a family history significant for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome presented to the hospital multiple times with complaints of abdominal pain. On the initial visit to the hospital, the patient underwent small bowel resection for small bowel obstruction secondary to intussusception, following which she visited the hospital again one year later for similar complaints and underwent reduction of multiple points of intussusception of the small bowel without any resection of the same. Eventually, the patient underwent resection of the small bowel for the second time, along with tumor resections. The importance of follow-up in patients with Peutz-Jeghers is particularly essential, in part, because it is vital to monitor the tumors, their size, and number to prevent surgical intestinal complications, anemia, and also to eventually monitor for carcinomatous changes.

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This article reports a 20-year-old female patient with a family history of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome who presented to the hospital multiple times with abdominal pain. She underwent two small bowel resection surgeries and tumor resections. Follow-up is crucial for patients with Peutz-Jeghers to prevent complications and carcinomatous changes.