title: Laparoscopically treated duodenal hamartoma of Brunner's glands.
abstract: Hamartomas of Brunner's glands are extremely rare lesions, with only about 100 cases reported to date in the world literature; of these, fewer than 25 correspond to growths >2 cm in diameter. We report the case of a patient with a large (6-cm diameter) duodenal hamartoma of Brunner's glands treated by laparoscopic surgery. A review of the literature revealed no other cases via this approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal Surgery, Hospital General, Castellon, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adell-Carceller
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Salvador-Sanchís
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Navarro-Navarro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Segarra-Soria
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: García-Calvo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gibert-Gerez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Colom-Costa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001247:Asthenia / Q000209:etiology; D002011:Brunner Glands / Q000601:surgery*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy