Brunner's gland hamartoma: a case report and review of literature.

نویسندگان

  • Giuseppe Sammarco
  • Nikolaos Filiotis
  • Donato Triggiani
  • Giovanni Teodossiu
  • Filippa Cuccia
  • Rita Lazzaro
  • Emanuela Marra
  • Edoardo Triggiani
چکیده

BACKGROUND Brunner's hamartoma is a quite rare neoformation whose origin is not completely clear. METHODS A case of a 69-year-old man with recurrent epigastric pain and an endoscopic finding of a duodenal mass is reported. RESULTS The complete removal of hamartoma can give a complete remission of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Hamartoma can be only diagnosed by endoscopy and histological exam; its therapy is always surgical, also in order to avoid possible malignant degeneration.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Annali italiani di chirurgia

دوره 79 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008