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We report the first case of small-bowel intussusception caused by a tumour-like Brunner's gland hyperplasia in a 26 year old woman. The patient presented with intense abdominal pain. Abdominal and pelvic contrast enhanced CT-scan suggested small bowel intussusception involving the first jejunal loop. A 15 cm long polypoid mass was found in the jejunumectomy specimen (2nd and 3rd loops). Histological examination revealed Brunner's gland hyperplasia in the jejunal mucosa and submucosa. Considering the jejunal location of the lesion, it must be considered malformative and heterotopic Brunner's gland hyperplasia.
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PMID:[An unusual cause of jejunal intussusception: heterotopic and hyperplastic Brunner's gland pseudo-tumor]. 1650 63

Brunner's gland hyperplasia (BGH) is a diagnostic challenge where in the pathophysiology and natural history remain poorly understood. This Case Report describes BGH arising at the ampulla of Vater, causing abdominal pain and vomiting in a 46-year-old man. Owing to the inconclusive nature of imaging studies and suspicious intraoperative findings, a Whipple resection was performed without any complications. Histological analysis showed that the obstructing lesion was BGH, with no evidence of malignancy. This is only the second such case of its kind at the ampulla of Vater to be reported. In addition, we present the previously unreported endoscopic ultrasound findings. The subsequent literature review focuses on the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of BGH.
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PMID:Brunner's gland hyperplasia at the ampulla of Vater. 1653 63

Brunner's gland hyperplasia is a rare benign lesion arising from the duodenum. It is often an incidental finding on endoscopy with the majority of patients being asymptomatic. It may also present with various symptoms depending on location and tumor size, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, obstruction and abdominal pain. We report an unusual case of large Brunner's gland hyperplasia in 72-years old man, admitted to hospital for epigastric pain, recurrent vomiting and significantly weight loss. Upper endoscopy showed an obstructive submucosis tumour of the bulb. Abdominal computed tomography scan revealed a circumferential thickening and stenosing mass of the first part of the duodenum leading to severe obstruction. Though pre-operative biopsies were negative, imaging studies and endoscopy were strongly suggestive of malignancy and the patient underwent duodenocephalopancreatectomy. Brunner's gland hyperplasia may have unusual presentation, mimicking malignancy. Therefore, extensive pre-operative evaluation, including repetitive tumor biopsies, is necessary to avoid radical surgical procedure.
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PMID:Unexpected cause for duodenal obstruction: Brunner's gland hyperplasia. 2944 37

Brunner's gland hyperplasia is an extremely rare benign hamartomatous lesion seen in proximal duodenum. Difficulty in diagnosing the condition pre-operatively puts the surgeon in dilemma for deciding appropriate management. We retrieved details from prospectively maintained retrospective data from January 2014 to April 2018. Four patients were identified of which three were males and one was female. Symptoms ranged from 4 days to 4 years, with abdominal pain, vomiting and malena being predominant. No patients were identified with diagnosis pre-operatively. Diagnosis was made on histopathological examination of the resected specimen and none of them were having malignant features. At a median follow up of 11 months, no patient had recurrence and were symptom free. Brunner's gland hyperplasia is a rare elusive duodenal pathology, symptomatically mimicking alarming duodenal lesions and mostly diagnosed on histopathology of specimen. Patients may harbour the lesion for long periods with little symptoms and upon treatment have good outcomes.
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PMID:Brunner's gland hyperplasia: an unusual duodenal submucosal lesion seen in four patients. 3051 93