Open AccessA Large Brunner’s Gland Hamartoma Causing Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Obstruction
Author(s) -
Lincey C. F. de Nes,
F. Ouwehand,
Stefan Peters,
M.J. Boom
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
digestive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1421-9983
pISSN - 0253-4886
DOI - 10.1159/000111075
Subject(s) - medicine , hamartoma , malignancy , asymptomatic , biopsy , duodenum , gastrointestinal bleeding , radiology , surgery , pathology
Clinical symptoms of Brunner's gland (BG) hamartoma are rare. Most lesions are small and asymptomatic. Symptomatic BG hamartoma may mimic a malignancy of the duodenal-pancreatic area. Though standard mucosal biopsies are inferiorly diagnostic due to normal duodenal mucosa surrounding, a biopsy was indicated in this case.
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