[An infrequent cause of iron-deficiency anemia: Ménétrier disease]

Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam. 2016 Jun;46(2):118-21.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Ménétrier disease is a rare condition of an unknown origin, with a wide spectrum of clinical signs and symptoms at presentation. Diagnosis is made through the combination of clinical, analytical, endoscopic and histological data. Surgery is the classical treatment. However, new medical approaches have emerged.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / diagnosis
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / etiology*
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastritis, Hypertrophic / complications*
  • Gastritis, Hypertrophic / diagnosis
  • Gastritis, Hypertrophic / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged