Peutz-Jeghers syndrome medical therapy
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]
Overview
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
- Includes 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
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. ISSN 1007-9327.