Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia (Watermelon Stomach)—An Enigmatic and Often-Overlooked Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Elderly | Zendy

Hien Nguyen | Zendy; Connie Le | Zendy; Hanh Thuy Nguyen | Zendy

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Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia (Watermelon Stomach)—An Enigmatic and Often-Overlooked Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Elderly

Author(s) -

Hien Nguyen,

Connie Le,

Hanh Thuy Nguyen

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the permanente journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1552-5775

pISSN - 1552-5767

DOI - 10.7812/tpp/09-055

Subject(s) - gastric antral vascular ectasia , medicine , stomach , gastroenterology , cirrhosis , gastrointestinal bleeding , ectasia , occult , anemia , blood loss , antrum , abdominal pain , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , surgery , endoscopy , pathology , alternative medicine , argon plasma coagulation

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) syndrome, also known as watermelon stomach is a significant cause of acute or chronic gastrointestinal blood loss in the elderly. is characterized endoscopically by "watermelon stripes." Without cirrhosis, patients are 71% female, average age 73, presenting with occult blood loss leading to transfusion-dependent chronic iron-deficiency anemia, severe acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and nondescript abdominal pain.

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