Management of Intussuception Due to Peutz Jeghers Polyp in Children Pham Duy Hien*, Vu Manh Hoan, Tran Xuan Nam, Nguyen Cong Son Vietnam National Children’s Hospital, 18/879 La Thanh, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam Received 25 April 2022 Revised 4 May 2022; Accepted 16 May 2022 Abstract Objective: To evaluate clinical, pre-clinical characteristic and treatment outcomes of Peutz Jeghers polyp (PJS) in children. Methods: Medical records of all the patients with the diagnosis of intussuception due to PJS were operatived in General Surgical Department from 1/2019 to 12/2020 and post- operative pathology results was polyp PJS. Pre-operative and post operative informations were collected and analyzed. Results: 10 patiens were identifed from 1/2019 to 12/2020/. Male/female ratio: 5/5. Median age of operation was 5 years old (2 months to 15 years old). All the patients were admitted due to intussuception signs. Abdominal ultrasound revealed 5/10 patients with polyp inside the mass. Pre-operative diagnosis of PJS was noted in 8 patients. Indication for operation was made in 3 cases of unsuccesful air-reduction, 7 cases of suspected polyp PJS. Median post-operative stay was 8 days (5-20 days). None of intra-operative and post-operative complications were found. The time of post-operative surrveilance was 15,9 ± 6,6 months (6-24 months). No cases of recurrent polyp were detected. All the patients were performed abdominal ultrasound with normal results. Conclusion: PJS is rare in children. Most of patients were found with polyps in gastrointestinal tract. Removal of all the polyps is widely accepted. This disease is managed by GI intervention and operation. Open operation performing for removing polyp is feasible, safe and efective in Vietnam Keywords: Intussuception, Peutz Jeghers syndrome. * Corresponding author. E-mail address: duyhien1972@yahoo.com https://doi.org/10.47973/jprp.v6i3.407 Research Paper 1 Journal of Pediatric Research and Practice, Vol. 6, No. 3+4 (2022) 1-8