Prograde and retrograde intussusception: a rarity in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Talwar, N.; Mohan, S.; Andley, M.; Ravi, B.; Kumar, A.; Govil, M.; Charak, K.S.
International Surgery 91(5): 265-266
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0020-8868 PMID: 17061671 Document Number: 596396
A 30-year-old woman presented with subacute intestinal obstruction. Clinical evaluation and radiological studies pointed toward an enteroenteric intussusception with intestinal polyps. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a retrograde intussusception mass acting as a lead point for a second prograde jejuno-jejunal intussusception. Resection and anastomosis of the involved segment was done. Histopathology revealed the presence of hamartomas. The patient was diagnosed with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. The rarity of such a case is highlighted, and the diagnostic challenge it poses is discussed.