title: Successful use of octreotide to treat Ménétrier's disease: a rare cause of abdominal pain, weight loss, edema, and hypoalbuminemia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, MC: 5187, Stanford, CA 94305-5187, USA. rothenbergmike@gmail.com
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rothenberg
authors.forename: Reetesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stuart
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D005758:Gastritis, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D034141:Hypoalbuminemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D015282:Octreotide