title: Annular duodenal stricture due to Brunner's gland hyperplasia.
abstract: A patient with obstructive Brunner's gland hyperplasia presenting as an annular duodenal stricture is reported. Surgical biopsy was required to obtain a tissue specific diagnosis and obstruction was relieved by performing a Roux-en-Y duodenojejunostomy. Brunner's gland hyperplasia poses a diagnostic challenge. Conservative management is usually adequate after a histological diagnosis has been firmly established.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Avenue De Fré 206, 1180 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Landen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Delugeau
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lhonneux
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Michel
mesh_terms: D002011:Brunner Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography