Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1991 Jun;11(1):85-88.

Report of a Case of Menetrier's Disease

Abstract

Menetriers disease is a rare disease, characterized by a marked hypertrophy of the mucosa of the fundus and corpus of the stomach and gastrointestinal loss af protein often causing transient edema. The 16-Year-old female patient was admitted to the Seoul Adventist Hospital and she complained epigastric pain & discomfort for 20 days. Under the UGI & endoscoyy, pathologic examination was done. The diagnosis was estabilished. She wes treated medically.

Keyword

Menetrier's disease; Hypertrophic Gastritis

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Diagnosis
Edema
Female
Gastritis, Hypertrophic*
Humans
Hypertrophy
Mucous Membrane
Rare Diseases
Seoul
Stomach
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