Pancreas sparing resection for giant hamartoma of Brunner's glands.
BACKGROUND
Benign proliferative changes of the Brunner's glands account for about 10% of neoplasias of the duodenal bulb.


METHODS
The authors present a case of giant hamartoma of Brunner's glands. The patient presented clinically with vague epigastric discomfort. A pancreas-sparing duodenal resection was performed. The patient made an uneventful recovery and is well at a one year follow-up. The diagnosis was established on histopathology.


CONCLUSIONS
Duodenal hamartomas are rare and may become very large, mandating surgical removal. A pancreas-sparing duodenal resection is one of the modalities of treating such lesions.
Gupta
Vikas
V
Department of General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. vikaspgi@gmail.com
Singh
Virendra
V
Kalra
Naveen
N
Vaiphei
Kim
K
D000328:Adult; D002011:Brunner Glands / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome