Diseases

Hypertrophic Gastritis

GASTRITIS with HYPERTROPHY of the GASTRIC MUCOSA. It is characterized by giant gastric folds, diminished acid secretion, excessive MUCUS secretion, and HYPOPROTEINEMIA. Symptoms include VOMITING; DIARRHEA; and WEIGHT LOSS.

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Abstract

GASTRITIS with HYPERTROPHY of the GASTRIC MUCOSA. It is characterized by giant gastric folds, diminished acid secretion, excessive MUCUS secretion, and HYPOPROTEINEMIA. Symptoms include VOMITING; DIARRHEA; and WEIGHT LOSS.

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  • Gastritis, Hypertrophic
  • Giant Hypertrophic Gastritis
  • Menetrier Disease
  • Menetrier's Disease
  • Disease, Menetrier
  • Disease, Menetrier's
  • Gastritis, Giant Hypertrophic
  • Hypertrophic Gastritis, Giant
  • Menetriers Disease
  • Gastritis, Familial Giant Hypertrophic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

91(81); was see under GASTRITIS 1981-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Gastritis (1966-1980)
  • Hypertrophy (1966-1980)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hypertrophic Gastritis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005758. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005758
  2. Hypertrophic Gastritis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9n%C3%A9trier%27s_disease
  3. Hypertrophic Gastritis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q975705