Year: 1992
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Özet: MENETR!ER HASTALIĞI VE CERRAH! TEDAV!SlMenetrier hastalığı (MH) midenin yüzeyel mukoza epiteliniıı lıyperplasizi ile karakterize nadir rastla nan bir idyopatik gasatropatidir.Hastalarda azal mış acid salınımı, artmı:;; mukus salıııımıııııı neden olduğu protein kaybı, lıypoalbumiııemi, ve periferik ödemler görülür.Bu çalışmada 2 menetrier hastalı ğı olgusu ve bunlara uygulaııaıı literatürde yer al mayan değişih bir ameliyat şekli sııııulmuştur.Two cases of Menetrier's disease (MD) Hypertrophic Gastropathy) are described.The treatment of the disease is discussed.Case 1: A 33 year old physician presented with a 5 month history offatigue, weight loss, occult blood in stool.Physical examination re vealed a blood pressure of 120/80 mmHg, temperature 36.7 C, Pulse 72/min, and a res piration rate 12/min.The Sclerae were non ic teric.The lungs were clear on auscultation and percuşsion.Heart sounds were normal.The abdomen was soft.There was minimal epigastric tenderness without ribound or gu arding.N o organomegaly or mas ses were de tected.Rectal examination showed good tone and dark brown stools which were positive for occult blood.The neurological examinati on revealed no pathological finding.There were no clubbing, cyanosis or edema of the extremities.Laroratory findings yielded Hb.: 11.6 g.Hct.:33.8%platelet count 240000, a WBC 13600 of potassium 3.9, chloride 101 meq/L, BUN 29 mg/dl, glucose 96 mg/dl, GOT 13U/1, GPT 12 U/L, Total protein was 6.3 g/dl
Institutions: Inonu University, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hastanesi
Language: English
Subfield: Gastroenterology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7142582501