GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA (THE WATERMELON STOMACH) - A BRIEF CASE-REPORT

Authors
LANZAFAME S TORRISI A NESI L RUSSO V CIMINO G RUMEO A EMMANUELE C
Citation
S. Lanzafame et al., GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA (THE WATERMELON STOMACH) - A BRIEF CASE-REPORT, Hepato-gastroenterology, 45(20), 1998, pp. 606-608
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Hepato-gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01726390
Volume
45
Issue
20
Year of publication
1998
Pages
606 - 608
Database
ISI
SICI code
0172-6390(1998)45:20<606:GAVE(W>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Herein, the endoscopic and histological features of a case of gastric antral vascular ectasia (watermelon stomach) occurring in a 76-year-ol d woman are described. The condition, first recognized by Jabbari et a l in 1984, is a rare but important cause of severe gastrointestinal bl ood loss and chronic iron deficiency anemia. Differential diagnosis fr om portal hypertensive gastropathy, treatment and outcome of the water melon stomach are discussed.