| Title | Proboscis-like Brunner's gland hyperplasia. | | Author(s) | Chang CW, Chang WH, Shih SC, Lin SC, Yang TL, Wang TE | | Institution | Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, No. 92, Sec. 2, Chung-Shan N. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan. | | Source | Am J Surg 2008 Jun 27. | | Abstract | 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. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 18585675 |
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