Brunner's gland adenoma: A rare cause of vomiting

Urganci N., Arapoglu M., Akyildiz B., Calay Z., Nuhoglu A.

ACTA PAEDIATRICA, vol.94, no.5, pp.631-633, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
  • Volume: 94 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/08035250410023377
  • Journal Name: ACTA PAEDIATRICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.631-633
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Upper gastrointestinal system adenoma is generally seen amongst elderly patients and quite rarely seen during the childhood. A 14-y-old female patient was referred to our hospital with complaints of vomiting and abdominal pain. She had been followed up for 6 y with the diagnosis of familial intermittent fever and chronic renal failure due to amyloidosis. Endoscopic examination of the upper gastrointestinal system revealed mild hyperaemia in the corpus and antrum, and a polyp of 0.5 x 0.5 cm with an ulcerated and pedunculated top in the bulbus. Brunner's gland adenoma was diagnosed by the histopathological examination of the lesion following polypectomy.