Menetrier's disease is rare in adults and even more uncommon in children. It is a protein-losing hypertrophic gastropathy which is usually confirmed by an upper gastrointestinal (UGI) series and endoscopic biopsy. We report two pediatric cases in which screening sonographic studies of the upper abdo
Sonographic findings of Menetrier's disease: A case report
โ Scribed by Derchi, Lorenzo E. ;Biggi, Gian Andrea Rollandi Enrico ;Cicio, Gian Rosario ;Neumaier, Carlo E.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 884 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-0509
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