MENETRIER DISEASE

Course overview

MENETRIER DISEASE IS EXCESSIVE MUCOSAL HYPERTROPHY ASSOCIATED WITH PROTEIN LOSS. IT IS A RARE BUT SERIOUS CONDITION AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH GASTRIC NEOPLASIA. TO AVOID THE HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION, IT MUST BE PROMPTLY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MENETRIER DISEASE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.