Remission of Menetrier's disease after a prolonged period with therapeutic eradication of Helicobacter pylori

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 272-273

  Kaneko, Taimei ^a   Akamatsu, Taiji ^a   Gotoh, Akira ^a   Shimodaira, Kazuhisa ^a   Shimizu, Toshiki ^a   Kiyosawa, Kendo ^a   Katsuyama, Tsutomu ^b   Momose, Atsushi ^c  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Department of Internal Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERADICATION THERAPY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; MALE; MENETRIER DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; STOMACH MUCOSA; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; GASTRITIS, HYPERTROPHIC; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0032587189     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(98)00697-2     Document Type: Article

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