Laparoscopically treated duodenal hamartoma of Brunner's glands.
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.
Adell-Carceller
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Department of Abdominal Surgery, Hospital General, Castellon, Spain.
Salvador-Sanchís
J L
JL
Navarro-Navarro
J
J
Segarra-Soria
M
M
García-Calvo
R
R
Gibert-Gerez
J
J
Colom-Costa
J
J
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