Small Bowel Intussusception Caused by a Jejunal Polyp in Peutz–Jeghers Syndrome: A Case Treated with Double Balloon Enteroscopy

Polyp Clearance via Operative and Endoscopic Polypectomy in Patients With Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome After Multiple Small Bowel Resections

“…Recently, some reports have shown that minimal invasive endoscopic treatment of PJS polyps via enteroscopy instead of surgery is safe and easy 5,6,7. However, the difficulty of performing a polypectomy is related to the number and location of polyps.…”

“…Generally, the traditional treatment of surgical resection is difficult to apply for every PJS-related complication because repeated small bowel resection can cause unintentional complications such as short bowel syndrome 3,4. Although minimally invasive endoscopic therapy has been reported recently,5,6,7 its use is also limited for many polyps in the small bowel because of the time-dependent nature of the procedure, air over-distension, incomplete resection, and complications.…”