Peuz-Jeghers syndrome. New therapeutic approach endoscopic-surgical
The Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome is a veryinrequent hereditary disorder. The maincharacteristic is the association of intestinalpolyps and pigmented spots on lips and bucea!mucous. lts natural history is about recurrentattacks of co!icky abdominal pain due toepisodes of intestinal invagination. This resul...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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2000
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| Online Access: | https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/4386 |
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| Summary: | The Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome is a veryinrequent hereditary disorder. The maincharacteristic is the association of intestinalpolyps and pigmented spots on lips and bucea!mucous. lts natural history is about recurrentattacks of co!icky abdominal pain due toepisodes of intestinal invagination. This results inmu/tiple and acute laparotomies withconsiderable morbidity and mortality whichfinal/y develop in a short bowel syndrome.Recent studies have a/so determínate a greaterincidence of intestinal and extraintestinal cancerin this patients. |
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