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Protein-losing gastropathy due to diffuse varioliform gastritis is a rare condition, and its occurrence accompanying ampullary carcinoma is particularly rare. We report here a case of ampullary carcinoma accompanied with protein-losing gastroenteropathy due to diffuse varioliform gastritis. A
Gastropathy, recognized as gastric lesional disease ranging from erosions to actual ulcer craters, represents the most ubiquitous significant complication of common nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (salicylate and nonsalicylate) use. Recently, this association has been established as distinct
The cases of 43 patients with hypoproteinemic hypertrophic gastropathy (Ménétrièr's disease) seen at the Mayo Clinic during 1970 to 1980 are reviewed. Characteristically, patients with Ménétrièr's disease are older than 60 years of age and have epigastric pain, weight loss, nausea, diarrhea, and
Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is the underlying cause for 4% of nonvariceal upper GI bleeding. Nodular GAVE and gastric hyperplastic polyps have similar appearance on upper GI endoscopy (EGD) as well as histology, which could delay specific targeted therapy. We herein, through Menetrier's disease (MD) or polyadenomes en nappe is a form of hypertrophic gastropathy occurring primarily in middle-aged males. Patients generally present clinically with dyspepsia and, on occasion, with hypoproteinemic edema and anemia. The latter feature, when combined with the radiographic
A 76-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of tarry stool, general fatigue and marked anemia(Hb 5.2 g/dl). Gastric endoscopic findings showed longitudinal red stripes and diffuse erythematous spots, indicating dilated vascular vessels. They resembled the stripes of a watermelon at
Ménétrier's Disease (MD) is a rare acquired hypertrophic gastropathy characterized by giant hypertrophic rugal folds, hypochlorhydria, and hypoproteinemia. The definitive etiology of MD is controversial, although infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has been implicated in adults. It