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18459509

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
The tumors of the small bowel are rare entities, whose incidence comprises ca. 1-5% of the total amount of tumors in the digestive tract. Most of the cases involve the ileum and duodenum is least involved. The most frequently encountered duodenal tumors are the Brunner's Gland Adenomas. We can encounter unique or multiple lesions, sessile or pedunculated which develop proximal to duodenal papilla and are usually less than 1 cm in diameter although 12 cm lesions have been reported. In most of the cases they remain asymptomatic and constitute incidental discoveries. Sometimes they can present complications such as obstruction, hemorrhage and malignant transformation. Diagnosis is difficult due to the lack of symptoms and is delayed by an average of 6 months from symptoms onset. Barium contrast studies and superior digestive endoscopy is performed in most of the cases to reveal the diagnosis, but other methods, such as CT or ultrasound can be useful. A case of duodenal adenoma is described; the patient was admitted suffering digestive hemorrhage, which resulted in melena, secondary anemia, and ulcerous dyspeptic syndrome.
pubmed:language
rum
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1221-9118
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
117-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Duodenal adenoma--a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage].
pubmed:affiliation
Clinica Chirurgie III, Cluj-Napoca. na_hajjar@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports