title: [A case of Menetrier's disease showing mucus bridge observed during endoscopy].
abstract: Menetrier's disease is a rare entity characterized by large, tortuous gastric mucosal folds. The mucosal folds in Menetrier's disease are often most prominent in the body and fundus. Histologically, massive foveolar hyperplasia (hyperplasia of surface and glandular mucous cells) is noted, which replaces most of the chief and parietal cells. Profuse mucus is usually observed during the endoscopy but there have been few cases that show interesting endoscopic findings such as mucus bridge or water pearl. Herein, we report a case of Menetrier's disease showing mucus bridge by excessive mucus observed during the endoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Gwang Ha
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Won Jin
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hee Sun
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hye Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dong Yup
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Geun Am
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Do Yun
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D053799:2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005758:Gastritis, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009093:Mucus / Q000378:metabolism; D000077402:Pantoprazole; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D053799:2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors; D000658:Amoxicillin; D000077402:Pantoprazole; D017291:Clarithromycin