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Síndrome de Peutz-Jeghers - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

SPJ

Tratamiento:

Es posible que se requiera cirugía para extirpar los pólipos que causan problemas prolongados. Los suplementos del hierro ayudan a contrarrestar la pérdida de sangre.

Las personas que padecen esta afección deben ser monitoreadas por un médico y examinadas periódicamente en busca de cambios cancerosos en los pólipos.

Pronóstico:

Puede haber un riesgo significativo de que estos pólipos se vuelvan cancerosos. Algunos estudios vinculan este síndrome con los cánceres del tubo digestivo, el pulmón, las mamas, el útero y los ovarios

Posibles complicaciones:

  • Intususcepción (parte del intestino se introduce en sí mismo)
  • Pólipos que llevan a cáncer
  • Quistes ováricos
  • Tumores de los cordones sexuales

Cuándo contactar a un profesional médico:

Solicite una cita con el médico si usted o su bebé presentan síntomas de esta afección. El dolor abdominal severo puede ser un signo de una situación de emergencia como la intususcepción.

  • Reviewed last on: 10/15/2009
  • Todd Eisner, MD, Private practice specializing in Gastroenterology, Boca Raton, FL, Clinical Instructor, Florida Atlantic University School of Medicine. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Goldman L, Ausiello D. Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007.

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