Brunner's gland hamartoma (BGH) is an infrequently encountered, benign, polypoid proliferation of Brunner's glands. Usually these lesions are asymptomatic, just only occasionally presenting with duodenal obstruction or bleeding signs and mimicking a tumoral lesion.

Saving from unnecessary pancreaticoduodenectomy. Brunner's gland hamartoma: Case report on a rare duodenal lesion and exhaustive literature review

PELOSO, ANDREA;VANOLI, ALESSANDRO;ZONTA, SANDRO;BUGADA, DARIO;BIANCHI, CARLO MARIA;BENZONI, ILARIA;DIONIGI, PAOLO;COBIANCHI, LORENZO
2017-01-01

Abstract

Brunner's gland hamartoma (BGH) is an infrequently encountered, benign, polypoid proliferation of Brunner's glands. Usually these lesions are asymptomatic, just only occasionally presenting with duodenal obstruction or bleeding signs and mimicking a tumoral lesion.
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