Isolated myoepithelial duodenal hamartoma presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleed

Myoepithelial duodenal hamartoma, a rare lesion, usually occurs as a part of diffuse gastrointestinal tract polyposis in Peutz-Jegher's and Gardner's syndromes. Solitary duodenal hamartoma in the absence of other manifestations of polyposis syndrome is rare. We report one such patient pres...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of gastroenterology 1998-07, Vol.17 (3), p.109-110
Hauptverfasser: Ghoshal, U C, Das Gupta, J, Dutta, A, Chatterjee, B, Acharya, A N, Banerjee, P K, Choudhuri, T K
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Zusammenfassung:Myoepithelial duodenal hamartoma, a rare lesion, usually occurs as a part of diffuse gastrointestinal tract polyposis in Peutz-Jegher's and Gardner's syndromes. Solitary duodenal hamartoma in the absence of other manifestations of polyposis syndrome is rare. We report one such patient presenting with massive gastrointestinal bleeding.
ISSN:0254-8860