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Successful surgical excision of a massive symptomatic partially obstructing Brunner's gland hamartoma: a case report

Brunner gland function within the duodenal epithelium is secretion of alkaline mucin to counteract acidic chyme. These glands may grow beyond the duodenal wall to become hamartomas. Rarely, they become large enough to cause obstructive symptoms in the upper gastrointestinal tract. We report a case o...

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Autores principales: Delvecchio, Khortnal, Seman, Susan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5165059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27994010
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw206