title: Pancreas sparing resection for giant hamartoma of Brunner's glands.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. vikaspgi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Virendra
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaiphei
mesh_terms: 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