Solitary Peutz-Jeghers Polyp in a Paediatric Patient

Hamartomatous polyps of Peutz-Jeghers are mostly found in patients affected by Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS), but they can be rarely encountered in the general population. It is unclear whether a solitary Peutz-Jeghers polyp (PJP) is an incomplete form of PJS or a separate entity. We report a case of...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Retrosi, Lorenzo Nanni, Fabio Maria Vecchio, Carlo Manzoni, Raffaella Canali, Gaia Busato, Claudio Pintus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/321573