1 Mar 2008Case Report
Brunner’s gland hamartoma: a case report and review of literature
Giuseppe Sammarco 1Nikolaos Filiotis 1Donato Triggiani 1Giovanni Teodossiu 1Filippa Cuccia 1Rita Lazzaro 1Emanuela Marra 1Edoardo Triggiani 1
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Article Info
1 Department of General Surgery, Principal Chief Professor Edoardo Triggiani, University Hospital of Bari, Italy
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2008, 79(2), 139-142;
Published: 1 Mar 2008
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Abstract
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.
Keywords
- Brunner’s hamartoma
- endoscopy
- Duodenal mass
- Histological exam
