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==Symptoms==
==Symptoms==
*Thickening and rigidity of the stomach wall makes the process of digestion difficult and the patient may complain of:
*Thickening and rigidity of the stomach wall makes the process of digestion difficult and the patient may complain of:
**Nausea
**Vomiting  
**Vomiting  
**[[Bloating]]  
**[[Bloating]]  
**Diarrhea
**Diarrhea
*Patients may develop non specific symptoms such as:<ref name=gh>Gastric linitis plastica. Orphanet. http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=GB&Expert=36273. Accessed on December 8, 2015.</ref><ref name=wi>Linitis plastica. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linitis_plastica Accessed on December 8, 2015</ref><ref name="pmid23984032">{{cite journal| author=Jafferbhoy S, Shiwani H, Rustum Q| title=Managing Gastric Linitis Plastica: Keep the scalpel sheathed. | journal=Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J | year= 2013 | volume= 13 | issue= 3 | pages= 451-3 | pmid=23984032 | doi= | pmc=PMC3749031 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23984032  }} </ref>
*Patients may develop non specific symptoms such as:
**[[Dyspepsia]]
**[[Dyspepsia]]
**[[Dysphagia]]
**[[Dysphagia]]

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]

Overview

Symptoms of linitis plastica may include dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting, early satiety, loss of appetite, weight loss, abdominal pain/discomfort and sometimes diarrhea. A positive family history of diffuse gastric cancer may be present if it is the hereditary form of the disease.

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A family history of linitis plastica may be present in patients with hereditary diffuse adenocarcinoma.

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  • Thickening and rigidity of the stomach wall makes the process of digestion difficult and the patient may complain of:
  • Patients may develop non specific symptoms such as:

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