title: Brunner's gland hyperplasia: an unusual cause of hemorrhagic shock.
abstract: Brunner's gland hyperplasia is a very rare lesion of the duodenum, which is usually asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. It can cause gastrointestinal bleeding but hemorrhagic shock is a rare clinical presentation of Brunner's gland hyperplasia. The authors present a case of a patient with hemorrhagic shock due to a bleeding Brunner's gland hyperplasia, treated by urgent laparotomy and polypectomy.
authors.affiliation: Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Costa-Pinho
authors.affiliation: Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pinto-de-Sousa
authors.affiliation: Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baptista
authors.affiliation: Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rios
authors.affiliation: Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cs
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.affiliation: Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Costa-Maia