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  Duodenal polyps or tumor (non-cancerous)
  Treatment goals
 

Remove the polyp or tumor.

  Treatment
 
Removal of polyp or tumor accomplished often by removing a portion of duodenum or by making an incision in the stomach and through here remove the polyp or tumor.
  Procedure
 

Laparoscopic partial duodenectomy or laparoscopic trans-gastric resection of duodenal mass

  Length of hospital stay
 
Average length of stay is 2-3 days.
  Potential complications
 
SIDE EFFECTS - None. COMPLICATIONS - Leakage at the incision site. Bleeding, infection, or obstruction.