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- Published on: 18 April 2016
- Published on: 18 April 2016
- Published on: 18 April 2016hypoalbuminemia and gastric mass
Dear Doctors,
Effectively, the biopsies of the gastric mucosa revealed H. Pylori and had been eradicated. But our patient did not improve. It is interresting to look the relation between Menetrier's disease and H Pylori in a multicentric prospective study.
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None declared. - Published on: 18 April 2016Helicobacter pylori and Ménétriers diseaseShow More
Dear Editor,
The Editor’s quiz in Novembers Gut featured a most interesting presentation of Ménétrier’s disease (hypertrophic protein losing gastropathy). There is a recognised association between Ménétriers disease and infection with Helicobacter pylori. In two retrospective studies between 30% and 90% of patients with Ménétriers disease were associated with H pylori1-4. Furthermore, Bayerdörffer et al reported...
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