About Ménétrier's Disease (Menetrier's Disease)

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Ménétrier's Disease

Ménétrier's disease causes giant folds of tissue to grow in the wall of the stomach. The tissue may be inflamed and may contain ulcers. The disease also causes glands in the stomach to waste away and causes the body to lose fluid containing a protein called albumin. Ménétrier's disease increases a person's risk of stomach cancer. People who have this rare, chronic disease are usually men between ages 30 and 60. The cause of the disease is unknown.

Ménétrier's disease is also called giant hypertrophic gastritis, protein losing gasteropathy, or hypertrophic gastropathy.

source: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/menetrier/index.htm

Symptoms of Ménétrier's Disease

Symptoms include pain or discomfort and tenderness in the top middle part of the abdomen, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, vomiting blood, swelling in the abdomen, and ulcer-like pain after eating.

source: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/menetrier/index.htm

Diagnosis of Ménétrier's Disease

Ménétrier's disease is diagnosed through x rays, endoscopy, and biopsy of stomach tissue. Endoscopy involves looking at the inside of the stomach using a long, lighted tube that is inserted through the mouth. Biopsy involves removing a tiny piece of stomach tissue to examine under the microscope for signs of disease.

source: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/menetrier/index.htm

Treatment of Ménétrier's Disease

Treatment may include medications to relieve ulcer symptoms and treat inflammation, and a high-protein diet. Part or all of the stomach may need to be removed if the disease is severe.

source: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/menetrier/index.htm

For More Information About Ménétrier's Disease

National Organization for Rare Disorders Inc. (NORD)
55 Kenosia Avenue
P.O. Box 1968
Danbury, CT 06813-1968
Phone: 1-800-999-6673 or (203) 744-0100
Fax: (203) 798-2291
Email: orphan@rarediseases.org
Internet: www.rarediseases.org

Additional Information on Ménétrier's Disease

The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse collects resource information on digestive diseases for the Combined Health Information Database (CHID). CHID is a database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources.

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If you wish to perform your own search of the database, you may access the CHID Online website and search CHID yourself.

source: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/menetrier/index.htm