Familial pediatric Peutz–Jeghers syndrome with recurrent intussusception: case report and literature review
PJS should be suspected in children presenting with recurrent small bowel intussusception, particularly with mucocutaneous pigmentation or a positive family history. Early diagnosis, bowel-preserving surgery, and long-term multidisciplinary follow-up are key to preventing recurrence and malignant transformation.
Authors
- Bochra Aziza
- Nada Sghairoun
- Zohra Rahal
- Said Jlidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8148-4039)
- S. Sahli
- Asma SLIMANI
- Rim Missaoui
- Nadia Boujelbene
Institutions
- Tunis University (TN)
- University of Béjaïa (DZ)
- Universidade Politécnica de Beja (PT)
- Institut Salah-Azaïz (TN)
- Children's Hospital (TN)
- Faculté de médecine de Tunis
- Tunis El Manar University (TN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2026.1768468
- Primary Topic
- Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00