Giant hypertrophy of the gastric rugae (Menetrier's disease) associated with severe hypoproteinemia relieved only by total gastrectomy: report of a case

Gastroenterology. 1968 Apr;54(4):Suppl:794.

Authors

D C Balfour, N C Hightower, E E Gambill, J M Waugh, M B Dockerty

PMID: 5659825

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Gastrectomy
Gastric Mucosa* / pathology
Humans
Hypertrophy / complications
Hypoproteinemia / etiology*
Male
Protein-Losing Enteropathies / complications*
Serum Albumin, Radio-Iodinated
Stomach Diseases / blood
Stomach Diseases / complications*
Stomach Diseases / surgery

Substances

Serum Albumin, Radio-Iodinated