A 53-year-old man was admitted to the local hospital with left upper abdominal pain lasting 2 weeks. A gastroscopy showed a bulging gastric lesion in the antrum. However, the pathology was benign. The patient did not receive any treatment, and still had abdominal pain. Then, he was referred to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University. Physical examination revealed no mucocutaneous pigmentation, no palpable masses in the abdomen, but left upper abdominal tenderness. The patient had no family history of polyps or tumors in the gastrointestinal tract. Laboratory tests were normal, and the tumor markers were within normal limits. Abdominal computed tomography revealed that the gastric wall in the antrum was thickened (Fig. ). A gastroscopy showed a giant and extensive bulging gastric lesion located on the greater curvature and posterior and anterior walls of the gastric antrum, involving three-quarters of the gastric wall. The mucosal surface of the lesion was smooth without erosion or ulcer. Magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging showed the almost normal microvascular morphology of the lesion (Fig. ). Endoscopic ultrasonography was performed, showing a low-echo area in the muscularis mucosae and no invasion into the submucosal layer, without enlarged celiac lymph nodes (Fig. ). An endoscopic mucosal resection was performed, and a bigger specimen was sent for histopathological examination to confirm the diagnosis. The final pathology report indicated a hamartomatous polyp (Fig. ). After excluding PJS, a solitary Peutz–Jeghers-type hamartomatous polyp was diagnosed. Then, the patient underwent an ESD. The resected specimen was measured in 110 × 80 × 4 mm3 (Fig. ). We treated patients with acid suppression. The patient recovered quickly, without any complications. A gastroscopy on the fourth day after endoscopic surgery showed a large postoperative artificial ulcer (Fig. ). A gastroscopy on the 40th day after endoscopic surgery showed a narrow lumen of the stomach caused by ulcer healing. Also, a polyp of 4 × 4 mm2 was observed in the lesser curvature of the gastric body (Fig. ). The patient was followed up regularly.
A 24-year-old Caucasian man presented with an acute onset of melaena to the Emergency Department of our hospital. He had no abdominal pain, or history of change in bowel habit or any significant loss of weight or appetite. He was previously healthy and took no regular medications. He had no family history of gastrointestinal disorders. Our patient was also a non-smoker and had no history of illicit drug use.\nUpon admission, he was hypotensive and tachycardic. However, abdominal examination was completely unremarkable. Rectal examination revealed black tarry stool. Multiple dark pigmented patches were noted on the buccal mucosa of our patient. Laboratory tests revealed microcytic, hypochromic anaemia with a haemoglobin of 7.6 gm%. Blood urea was elevated at 12 mmol/litre. Initial assessment showed no other abnormalities.\nHe was resuscitated and required transfusion of six units of blood. Urgent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed polyps in the stomach and duodenum, but no active bleeding sites were found. The presence of buccal pigmentation and multiple polyps on endoscopy suggested a diagnosis of PJS. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen of our patient was therefore performed. This confirmed multiple small bowel intussusceptions. (Figure )\nUrgent laparotomy was undertaken on our patient and the intussusceptions were reduced. Through enterotomies, eight polyps were removed from the affected segment of the gut. The affected segment of gut was found to be viable. He had a fairly uneventful recovery with no further bleeding. Pathological examination of the polyps confirmed hamartomas with smooth muscle arborisation, compatible with Peutz Jeghers polyps. No features of pseudo-invasion were noticed in any of the polyps. (Figure )