Proboscis-like Brunner's gland hyperplasia. American journal of surgery [Am J Surg] Journal article

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Chang CW, Chang WH, Shih SC, Lin SC, Yang TL, Wang TE
Proboscis-like Brunner's gland hyperplasia. [JOURNAL ARTICLE]
Am J Surg 2008 Jun 27.

Hyperplasia of Brunner's glands is a benign lesion discovered incidentally in 2% of upper gastrointestinal endoscopies. An asymptomatic 34-year-old woman had a 12-cm duodenal lesion resembling an elephant's proboscis. It was removed surgically and proved to be Brunner's gland hyperplasia.

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