Table 1.
The characteristics of Brunner’s gland hamartomas larger than 5 cm and interventional approaches in reported cases
| Reference | Size (cm) | Growth pattern | PeduncuLated or sessile | Reasons for choosing different interventional approaches | The interventional approach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [13] | 8 × 10 | exophytic type | not applicable | Not given clearly | Surgery |
| [14] | 5 X 6 | exophytic type | not applicable | Malignancy could not be excluded. | Surgery |
| [15] | 7.9 | exophytic type | not applicable | Not given clearly | Surgery |
| [16] | 5–6 | exophytic type | not applicable | Not given clearly | Surgery |
| [17] | 6 | exophytic type | not applicable | Not given clearly | Surgery |
| [18] | 6.6 × 4.5 | exophytic type | not applicable | Not given clearly | Surgery |
| [19] | 5.5 × 3.3× 2.2 | intraluminal type | sessile | Malignancy could not be excluded | Surgery |
| [20] | 5.5 | intraluminal type | sessile | unknown nature of the mass | Surgery |
| [21] | 10.5 | intraluminal type | sessile | Not given clearly | Surgery |
| [22] | 7.3 × 3.4× 2.9 | intraluminal type | sessile | The suspicion for malignancy was high | Surgery |
| [23] | 7.5 × 6.5× 6.5 | intraluminal type | sessile | Not given clearly | Surgery |
| [24] | 10 × 6 × 8 | intraluminal type | sessile | Not given clearly | Surgery |
| [25] | 12 × 10 × 8 | intraluminal type | sessile | Not given clearly | Surgery |
| [3] | 8 × 4 × 8 | intraluminal type | sessile | uncertain malignant potential | Surgery |
| [26] | 6 × 2.4 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | Not given clearly | Surgery |
| [27] | 6 × 3 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | Not given clearly | Surgery |
| [28] | 5 × 3、6 × 3.5 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | Not given clearly | Surgery |
| [29] | 6 × 4 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | the large size of the tumor | Surgery |
| [30] | 7.3 × 3.4 × 2.9 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | Not given clearly | Surgery |
| [31] | 8 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | Not given clearly | Surgery |
| [32] | 3 × 10 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | intussusception | Surgery |
| [33] | 10–12 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | suspected malignant transformation | Surgery |
| [2] | 10 × 2 × 1.5 | intraluminal type | peduncuLated | large size and the difficulty in gaining access to the head of the polyp for snaring. | Surgery |
| [34] | 6.4 × 3 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | The stalk was too thick | Surgery |
| [35] | 5.5 × 4.2 × 4.3 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | The polyp was too large | Surgery |
| [36] | 6x5x3 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | Not given clearly | Surgery |
| [5] | 7 × 2 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | Not given clearly | Endoscopic polypectomy |
| [6] | 9.3 × 2 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | Not given clearly | Endoscopic polypectomy |
| [7] | 7 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | Not given clearly | Endoscopic polypectomy |
| [8] | 10.5 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | Not given clearly | Endoscopic polypectomy |
| [37] | 6.5 × 4 × 4 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | no invasion andintraluminal type | Endoscopic polypectomy |
| [38] | 6 × 0.9 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | For both the diagnosis and the treatment. | Endoscopic polypectomy |
| [39] | 6.0 × 0.4 × 0.2 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | Not given clearly | Endoscopic polypectomy |
| [40] | 5 | intraluminal type | pedunculated | Not given clearly | Endoscopic polypectomy |