RESUMEN
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.
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Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , 2-Piridinilmetilsulfinilbencimidazoles/uso terapéutico , Amoxicilina/uso terapéutico , Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico , Claritromicina/uso terapéutico , Quimioterapia Combinada , Mucosa Gástrica/patología , Gastritis Hipertrófica/diagnóstico , Gastroscopía , Infecciones por Helicobacter/diagnóstico , Helicobacter pylori , Moco/metabolismo , Inhibidores de la Bomba de Protones/uso terapéutico , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos XRESUMEN
Neuroendocrine tumors are usually found in the ileum, appendix, rectum, colon and stomach. Ampullary neuroendocrine tumor is extremely rare and only a few cases of neuroendocrine carcinoma of the minor papilla have been reported. The preoperative diagnosis is very challenging because either asymptomatic or manifests as nonspecific abdominal pain. The tumor is relatively small and located at the deep mucosa and submucosa. Endoscopy with deep biopsy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasonography are good diagnostic tools. The best therapeutic choice is surgery. We report an unusual case of a 55-year-old woman who underwent endoscopy as part of a regular health checkup and was diagnosed a neuroendocrine carcinoma in the minor papilla, which was successfully resected by pancreaticoduodenectomy.