Device-assisted enteroscopy in the surveillance of intestinal hamartomas in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Conclusions Endoscopic management of small bowel polyps in
patients with PJS using DAE is an effective strategy for prophylactic removal of hamartomas.
DAE surveillance and endoscopic polypectomy is safe and may decrease the need for repeated
laparotomy in patients with PJS. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents | Abstract | open access Full text
Source: Endoscopy International Open - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Mohamed Elfeky, Omar Wahid Panjwani, Suraj Cave, David Wild, Daniel Raines, Daniel Tags: Original article Source Type: research
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