A Case of Endoscopic Polypectomy with a Detachable Snare in a Huge Duodenal Brunner's Gland Adenoma.
- Author:
Jae Sun PARK
1
;
Hee Sook KIM
;
Hong Ju SOHN
;
Seong Lim JIN
;
Jin Cheol AHN
;
Jeong Seop MOON
;
Young Bin JEON
;
Kwon YOO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Brunner's gland adenoma;
Detachable snare;
Polypectomy
- MeSH:
Adenoma*;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Hyperplasia;
SNARE Proteins*
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1998;18(2):239-243
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Duodenal Brunner's gland adenoma is characterized by hyperplasia of the Brunner's gland, which is usually found in a duodenal bulb as a pedunculated polypoid mass. Conservative management is advocated for asymptomatic small lesions, but in larger lesions causing obstructive symptoms or bleeding, either endoscopic or surgical removal of the mass should be performed. But an endoscopic polypectomy for a huge mass lesion, especially one having a broad base, runs the risk of bleeding, so to minimize this complication, detachable snare is used before the polypectomy. We have experienced a case of huge duodenal Brunner's gland adenoma was successfully removed by an endoscopic polypectomy with a detachable snare, in a patient with recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
