Melaena with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare familial disorder characterised by mucocutaneous pigmentation, gastrointestinal and extragastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps and an increased risk of malignancy. Peutz-Jeghers polyps in the bowel may result in intussusception. This complication...

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Main Authors: Bhattacharya, Sayantan, Mahapatra, Sunondo R, Nangalia, Ramlal, Palit, Amitabh, Morrissey, John R, Ruban, Ernie, Jadhav, Vijay, Mathew, George
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2830979/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20181116
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-44
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