scholarly journals Giant Brunner’s Gland Hamartoma of the Duodenal Bulb Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Obstruction

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 570-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju Hyoung Lee ◽  
Kyeong Min Jo ◽  
Tae Oh Kim ◽  
Jong Ha Park ◽  
Seung Hyun Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Duodenal Bulb ◽  
Brunner’S Gland ◽  
Brunner's Gland ◽  
Brunner’S Gland Hamartoma ◽  
Upper Gastrointestinal

scholarly journals Acute Pancreatitis and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding as Presenting Symptoms of a Duodenal Brunner’s Gland Hamartoma

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 541-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edy Stermer ◽  
Nizar Elias ◽  
Dean Keren ◽  
Tova Rainis ◽  
Omer Goldstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Pancreatitis ◽  
Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Presenting Symptoms ◽  
Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Brunner’S Gland ◽  
Brunner's Gland ◽  
Brunner’S Gland Hamartoma ◽  
Upper Gastrointestinal

Brunner’s gland hamartomas are rare, benign small bowel tumours. There were fewer than 150 cases reported in the English literature until the end of the last century. These hamartomas may be discovered incidentally during an upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy. Otherwise, they may be diagnosed in patients presenting with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, anemia or symptoms of intestinal obstruction. The case of a young woman admitted for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding along with acute pancreatitis is presented. The investigation revealed a giant Brunner’s gland hamartoma in the second part of the duodenum. After total endoscopic resection of the tumour, the patient has remained completely asymptomatic for a follow-up period of seven months.

scholarly journals Brunner’s Gland Hamartoma: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding – Case Report and Review of the Literature

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 309-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R Stolpman ◽  
Gordon C Hunt ◽  
Brett Sheppard ◽  
Hahn Huang ◽  
Deepak V Gopal
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Endoscopic Ultrasound ◽  
Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Normal Range ◽  
Ferritin Concentration ◽  
The Third ◽  
Brunner’S Gland ◽  
Brunner's Gland ◽  
Brunner’S Gland Hamartoma ◽  
Upper Gastrointestinal

An unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding is described in a previously healthy 45-year-old man who was admitted to hospital with weakness and fatigue, and had experienced an episode of melena two days before admission. His medical and surgical history was unremarkable. Upon admission to hospital, he showed evidence of iron-deficiency anemia, with a hemoglobin concentration of 61 g/L (normal range 135 to 175 g/L), a mean corpuscular volume of 73 fL (normal range 85.0 to 95.0 fL) and a ferritin concentration of 1.0 µg/L (normal range in males 15 to 400 µg/L). Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a 3.5 cm ulcerated submucosal mass in the third portion of the duodenum, for which mucosal biopsies were nondiagnostic. A subsequent endoscopic ultrasound revealed a 2.7×4.0 cm hyperechoic, cystic, submucosal tumour in the third portion of the duodenum. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration revealed no malignant cells. The patient eventually underwent a resection of the third portion of his duodenum. Surgical pathology revealed that this tumour was a Brunner’s gland hamartoma, 4.5 cm in its greatest dimension.

scholarly journals Endoscopic resection of a giant symptomatic Brunner’s gland hamartoma of duodenal bulb

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-32
Author(s):  
Umid Kumar Shrestha ◽  
Gopi Aryal
Keyword(s):  
Duodenal Bulb ◽  
Complete Removal ◽  
Endoscopic Polypectomy ◽  
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ◽  
Polypoidal Mass ◽  
Brunner’S Gland ◽  
Brunner's Gland ◽  
Duodenal Lumen ◽  
Brunner’S Gland Hamartoma ◽  
Upper Gastrointestinal

Brunner's gland hamartoma is a very rare benign tumor arising from the Brunner’s gland of duodenum and is usually asymptomatic, but may present with the symptom of duodenal obstruction or upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to ulceration from the tumor, requiring endoscopic or surgical resection. In our study, we report the case of a 57 year-old male who presented with pain over epigastrium, recurrent vomiting, black stool and dizziness with a lowering of hemoglobin up to 7.5 gm/dl. The blood transfusion was done to raise the hemoglobin. The upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a giant submucosal polypoidal mass with a thick short stalk in duodenal bulb causing almost complete obstruction of the lumen of duodenum and there was a superficial ulceration on the under-surface of the mass. The endoscopic ultrasound revealed a submucosal lesion arising from the echo layer three. The computed tomography of abdomen showed that the polypoidal mass was confined to the duodenal lumen with no significant lumphadenopathy and normal biliary and pancreas. The endoscopic polypectomy was attempted, but the lesion was too large to grab the polyp as a whole with the conventional snare. Hence, the repeated partial snare polypectomies were done, followed by submucosal dissection to ensure the complete removal of the mass. There were no complications after the procedure. The histopathology examination of the duodenal mass confirmed the diagnosis of Brunner’s gland hamartoma and showed the presence of Helicobacter pylori as well. The endoscopic treatment of giant Brunner’s gland hamartoma avoided the need of unnecessary more invasive surgical procedure.  

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