Endoscopic polypectomy for the removal of polyps of the small intestine

Since intussusception is a common complication of the Peutz-Jeghers polyps, laparotomy should be recommended to remove them. However, all of them will not be palpable or discernible during laparotomy. Operative endoscopy was employed for removing polyps of the small intestine of a 22-year-old female who was previously diagnosed as Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Using a newly designed enteroscope with two channels (SIF-2C, Olympus), four large polyps over 1 cm in size were removed from the ileum and jejunum with safety.