Brunner's gland hyperplasia: A rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding

Lubna Kamani; Ravi Raj; Rabia Ali; Faisal Siddiqi

doi:10.4081/cp.2020.1267

Brunner's gland hyperplasia: A rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding

Clin Pract. 2020 Jun 22;10(2):1267. doi: 10.4081/cp.2020.1267. eCollection 2020 May 19.

Authors

Lubna Kamani¹, Ravi Raj¹, Rabia Ali², Faisal Siddiqi³

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Gastroenterology.
² Departments of Histopathology.
³ Departments of Surgery, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.

Abstract

Brunner's gland hyperplasia (BGH) is an unusual entity that presents with large duodenal polyp or mass and rarely causes gastrointestinal bleeding. It is usually asymptomatic and often an incidental finding during the esophagoduodenoscopy (EGD). However, most of the cases are benign. We encounter a 40 years old man who presented in Emergency Room with melena. EGD revealed solitary, large duodenal polyp in second part of duodenum and later histopathological findings were consistent with BGH.

Keywords: Brunner’s gland hyperplasia; duodenal mass; gastroscopy; hematemesis.