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[Melena associated with a Brunner's adenoma]
M Nijland1, R A A van Zanten, E Eijken
1Afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Twenteborg Ziekenhuis, Postbus 7600, 7600 SZ Almelo.
Abstract:
A 68-year-old woman presented at the Casualty Department due to collapse, anaemia, fatigue and progressive dyspnoea. She suffered from melena, indicative of a haemorrhage in the upper gastrointestinal tract. Gastroduodenoscopy revealed the presence of a polyp in the duodenum, which was endoscopically resected. Pathological investigation demonstrated that the polyp was a Brunner's adenoma, i.e. a circumscript benign submucosal nodular hyperplasia of the Brunner's glands.
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