A Giant Brunneroma Causing Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Severe Anemia Requiring Transfusion and Surgery
Brunner’s gland hamartoma, also called hyperplasia, adenoma, and Brunneroma, is an extremely rare benign proliferative lesion of Brunner’s glands in the duodenum. While being mostly small and asymptomatic, they can result in gastrointestinal bleeding and obstruction. We report the case of a 54-year-...
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Main Authors: | Nicola C. Frenkel, Miangela M. Laclé, Inne H. M. Borel Rinkes, Izaak Q. Molenaar, Jeroen Hagendoorn |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2017-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Surgery |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6940649 |
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