Menetrier's disease suspected by ultrasonography

Menetrier's disease was suspected in a patient during transcutaneous ultrasound by the finding of an important thickening of the mucosa with normality of submucosal, muscular and serous layers. The description of the ultrasound aspect of this disease is very uncommon, specially in adults.

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Published inRevista española de enfermedades digestivas Vol. 88; no. 4; p. 292
Main Authors López Cano, A, Cirilo Martínez, J, Delgado Sousa, A, Martínez Rubio, J A, Parra Martínez, J L, Pérez Jiménez, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.04.1996
Subjects
Adult
Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Gastritis, Hypertrophic - diagnosis
Gastritis, Hypertrophic - diagnostic imaging
Gastritis, Hypertrophic - pathology
Humans
Stomach - pathology
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Menetrier's disease was suspected in a patient during transcutaneous ultrasound by the finding of an important thickening of the mucosa with normality of submucosal, muscular and serous layers. The description of the ultrasound aspect of this disease is very uncommon, specially in adults.
ISSN:1130-0108