Intestinal intussusception in Peutz Jeghers syndrome: A case report

Abstract Hamartomatous polyposis is a rare cause of intussusception in adults. But this complication is the most frequent for patient with Peutz Jeghers syndrome. Small bowel screening is recommended for those patients in order to prevent emergency repetitive surgeries. We report here the case of a 20-year-old patient with confirmed Peutz Jeghers syndrome since eight years for whom a scheduled laparotomy was indicated. Asymptomatic intestinal intussusception was discovered intraoperatively. The patient was treated successfully with enterectomy and side to side anastomosis. Postoperative course was uneventful. Regular assessment as recommended for those patients is performed. Gastrointestinal intussusception in adults is rare and is often diagnosed preoperatively in a context of bowel obstruction. In the case of our patient, intussusception was diagnosed intraoperatively. This fact confirms the necessity of well-timed polypectomy in order to prevent this complication and the risk of extended resection in patients who are exposed to short gut syndrome by requiring iterative resections.