Gómez CJF, Calleja QEA

Language: Spanish
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Page: 208-210
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ABSTRACT

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, although a classic, but not widely known entity, is a hereditary condition, with an autosomal dominant condition characterized by intestinal hamartomatous polyps, mucocutaneous melanin depositis, and increased risk of cancer. This paper reports an 18-year-old patient with no family history of the disease, who underwent surgery for treatment of an intestinal occlusion. Enterectomy was performed and the outcome was short bowel syndrome and rampant caries. Two years later the patient lost all his teeth and actually uses dentures. Early diagnosis can be done by dentist prior to intestinal occlusion for the conservative surgical treatment that prevents small short bowel syndrome and its consequences.