Case Report

A Case Report and Literature Review of a Rare Jejunal Solitary Peutz–Jeghers-Type Polyp Resected Endoscopically in an Elderly Patient Presenting with Subacute Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Table 1

All reported cases in English literature of jejunal SPJP.

AuthorsYearCountryAgeSexSymptomsDiagnosed byDefinitive managementPolyp sizeUnderlying pathophysiology

Sone et al. [4]2002Japan64 yearsFNausea and epigastric discomfortUpper GI endoscopyEndoscopic electrosurgical snare polypectomy2.8 × 2.5 × 1.8 cmIncidental finding
Burkart et al. [5]2007Baltimore35 yearsFNot specified in the articleNot specified in the articlePartial small bowel resectionNAIntussusception
Ter Borg et al. [6]2008Netherlands19 yearsMMelenaA small bowel seriesLaparotomy4 cmGI bleeding
Pitiakoudis et al. [7]2015Greece19 yearsFAbdominal painAbdominal ultrasoundLaparoscopy (SILS)3 cmIntussusception
Kalavant et al. [8]2017India8 yearsMMelenaCapsule endoscopyLaparoscopy2 cmIntussusception
Kalliakmanis et al. [9]2018Greece16 yearsFAbdominal painAbdominal X-ray and then, the lesion was identified postoperativelyLaparotomyNAIntussusception
Suzuki et al. [10]2020Japan3 monthsFIntussusceptionLaparoscopic examinationLaparoscopy3 × 3 cmIntussusception
Endo et al. [11]2020Japan29 yearsMAbdominal painDouble Balloon endoscopyLaparotomy (partial resection of the jejunum)3 × 1.5 × 1 cmIntussusception
Alenezi et al.Index caseQuebec, Canada81 yearsMMelenaDouble-balloon enteroscopyEndoscopic polypectomy4 cmGI bleeding

NA: not assigned; M: male; F: female; SILS: single-incision assisted laparoscopic surgery; numbers between brackets indicates reference.