Solitary Peutz–Jeghers polyp of jejunum: A rare cause of childhood intussusception

Abstract

An extremely rare case of solitary jejunal Peutz–Jeghers polyp causing intussusception in an 8-year-old boy is reported. The polyp was excised by laparoscopic-assisted surgery. This appears to be only the fourth and the youngest patient with such a polyp reported in the indexed English language literature.

Keywords

• Child
• intussusception
• jejunum
• Peutz–Jeghers syndrome
• solitary Peutz–Jeghers polyp