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Case Reports
. 2024 Nov;65(6):844-848.
doi: 10.1111/vru.13437. Epub 2024 Sep 27.

CT findings in a dog with chronic giant hypertrophic gastritis: Ménétrier-like disease

Jesika El Rifiova  1 , Frederike Schiborra  1 , Peter-John Mäntylä Noble  1 , Nina Vigevani  1 , Richard J Blundell  1 , James Guillem  1
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CT findings in a dog with chronic giant hypertrophic gastritis: Ménétrier-like disease

Jesika El Rifiova et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2024 Nov.

Abstract

A 9-year-old male's entire Boston Terrier was presented with persistent hyporexia and weight loss for 6 weeks prior to referral admission. A CT scan showed marked hypertrophy of the rugal folds protruding into the gastric lumen, which had a cerebriform appearance. Changes were consistent with the ultrasonographic findings, which showed marked hyperechogenicity of the gastric mucosa, mucosal cysts, and otherwise normal wall layering. Histopathology of the fundic gastric mucosa showed foveolar hyperplasia and cystic dilation which were findings consistent with Ménétrier-like disease. Based on the reviewed literature, this is the first case report describing CT findings of Ménétrier-like disease in a dog.

Keywords: Ménétrier‐like disease; canine; cerebriform appearance; computed tomography.

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