Abstract

VARGAS R, Rómulo Darío; COSTA B, Valeria Atenea; MOROS, Gonzalo  and  ALVARADO BESTENE, Jaime. A Case Report of Complete Intraoperative Double-balloon Enteroscopy Assisted by Laparoscopy to treat of Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome. Rev Col Gastroenterol [online]. 2014, vol.29, n.1, pp.74-80. ISSN 0120-9957.

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is characterized by hamartomatous polyps primarily located in the small intestine. Most of these patients undergo several endoscopic or surgical resections. This study reports the case of a female patient who underwent double balloon enteroscopy assisted by intraoperative laparoscopy for resection of polyps.

Keywords : Peutz-Jeghers; double balloon enteroscopy; laparoscopy.

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