**Proven efficacy of rapamycin for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in a mouse model
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There is no medical treatment for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Depending on the associated cancer, radiotherapy or chemotherapy may be considered.
Medical Therapy
There is no medical treatment for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Depending on the associated cancer, radiotherapy or chemotherapy may be considered.
Patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome are treated with intra-operative enteroscopy (IOE) and double balloon enteroscopy (DBE).[1]
IOE
Laparotomy (laparoscopy) with endoscopy
Best modality for diagnostic and therapeutic procedure of the small bowel
DBE
Allows examination and treatment of the Jejenum and Ileum
Chemoprevention
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References
↑Kopacova, Marcela; Tacheci, Ilja; Rejchrt, Stanislav; Bures, Jan (2009). "Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: Diagnostic and therapeuticapproach". World Journal of Gastroenterology. 15 (43): 5397. doi:10.3748/wjg.15.5397. ISSN1007-9327.
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