Small bowel intussusception caused by a solitary Peutz-Jeghers–type polyp

Small bowel intussusception caused by a solitary Peutz-Jeghers–type polyp

Intussusception with a pathological lead point (PLP) is rare in children, and diagnosis is often challenging. We experienced a 3-year-old boy with small bowel intussusception due to a solitary polyp of the Peutz-Jeghers (P-J) –type. The preoperative contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan cl...

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Main Authors: Shohei Maruta, Seiichiro Inoue, Akio Odaka, Yuki Muta, Yuta Takeuchi, Yoshifumi Beck, Jun Kikuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Subjects:
Intussusception
Small bowel
Peutz-Jeghers–type polyp
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576622000549

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