[BIG BRUNNEROMA AS UNUSUAL CAUSE OF INTESTINAL BLEEDING]
We reported a great Brunner's gland hamartoma (8x2,5x2 cm) which was present in a seventy-five year old woman with a 1 0-day history of melena.Gastroduodenoscopy showed an ovoid and movible tumor located within the duodenum. The endoscopic biopsy was negative because the tumor was totally in the submucosa. During surgery, a polypoid tumor was found in the second portion of the duodenum above the ampulla of Vater.The clinical, endoscopical, radiological, histological, and surgical features of Brunner's gland hamartoma, are reviewed.
Chávez R
Miguel
M
Verona R
Rogger
R
Nago N
Augusto
A
Vargas C
Gloria
G
Pérez N
Alberto
A
Machicado
Enrique
E