Brunner’s Gland Hyperplasia: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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Department of Gastroenterology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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Department of Histopathology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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Department of Surgery, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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Clin. Pract. 2020, 10(2), 1267; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2020.1267
Received: 26 February 2020
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Revised: 11 June 2020
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Accepted: 12 June 2020
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Published: 22 June 2020
Abstract
Brunner’s gland hyperplasia (BGH) is an unusual entity that presents with large duodenal polyp or mass and rarely causes gastrointestinal bleeding. It is usually asymptomatic and often an incidental finding during the esophagoduodenoscopy (EGD). However, most of the cases are benign. We encounter a 40 years old man who presented in Emergency Room with melena. EGD revealed solitary, large duodenal polyp in second part of duodenum and later histopathological findings were consistent with BGH.
Keywords:
Brunner’s gland hyperplasia; duodenal mass; hematemesis; gastroscopy
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Kamani, L.; Raj, R.; Ali, R.; Siddiqi, F. Brunner’s Gland Hyperplasia: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Clin. Pract. 2020, 10, 1267. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2020.1267
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Kamani L, Raj R, Ali R, Siddiqi F. Brunner’s Gland Hyperplasia: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Clinics and Practice. 2020; 10(2):1267. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2020.1267
Chicago/Turabian StyleKamani, Lubna, Ravi Raj, Rabia Ali, and Faisal Siddiqi. 2020. "Brunner’s Gland Hyperplasia: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding" Clinics and Practice 10, no. 2: 1267. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2020.1267
