Gastric outlet obstruction by Brunner's gland hyperplasia in an 8-year-old child.
Several cases of Brunner's gland hyperplasia causing hemorrhage, obstruction, or intussusception have been published in the adult literature. Similar cases in the pediatric population are very rare and have only been described twice, always associated with chronic renal failure. We report the third and youngest case of gastric outlet obstruction because of Brunner's gland hyperplasia focusing on histopathologic condition and treatment based on a review of the literature.
Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Ikbel
I
El Faleh
Nicolas
N
Lutz
Maria-Chiara
MC
Osterheld
Olivier
O
Reinberg
Andreas
A
Nydegger
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002011:Brunner Glands / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014839:Vomiting / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology