Gastric antral vascular ectasia (the watermelon stomach): a brief case report |
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| Authors: | S Lanzafame A Torrisi L Nesi V Russo G Cimino A Rumeo C Emmanuele |
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| Affiliation: | Cattedra di Anatomia e Istologia Patologica Università di Catania, Italy. |
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| Abstract: | Herein, the endoscopic and histological features of a case of gastric antral vascular ectasia (watermelon stomach) occurring in a 76-year-old woman are described. The condition, first recognized by Jabbari et al in 1984, is a rare but important cause of severe gastrointestinal blood loss and chronic iron deficiency anemia. Differential diagnosis from portal hypertensive gastropathy, treatment and outcome of the watermelon stomach are discussed. |
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