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Published on: February 9, 2024
Pancreas sparing resection for giant hamartoma of Brunner's glands
Vikas Gupta1, Virendra Singh, Naveen Kalra
1Department of General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. vikaspgi@gmail.com
Context:
Benign proliferative changes of the Brunner's glands account for about 10% of neoplasias of the duodenal bulb.
Case Report:
The authors present a case of giant hamartoma of Brunner's glands. The patient presented clinically with vague epigastric discomfort. A pancreas-sparing duodenal resection was performed. The patient made an uneventful recovery and is well at a one year follow-up. The diagnosis was established on histopathology.
Conclusion:
Duodenal hamartomas are rare and may become very large, mandating surgical removal. A pancreas-sparing duodenal resection is one of the modalities of treating such lesions.
