Menetrier's Disease

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Case description

Menetrier's disease (hypertrophic gastropathy), is a rare, acquired, premalignant disease of the stomach characterized by massive gastric folds, excessive mucous production with resultant protein loss, and little or no acid production.

An endoscopic examination of a patient with Menetrier's disease, combined with a snare resection of a polyp, is presented on the video above

tags: endoscopy gastropathy gastroscopy snare resection

related terms: Menetrier's, Menetriers


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