Open AccessWatermelon stomach in end-stage renal disease patient
Author(s) -
Suman Lata,
Veena Gupta,
Ashish Nandwani,
Pragya Sharma
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.106055
Subject(s) - gastric antral vascular ectasia , medicine , argon plasma coagulation , stomach , gastroenterology , kidney disease , portal hypertension , anemia , ectasia , scleroderma (fungus) , endoscopy , surgery , pathology , cirrhosis , inoculation
Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE), also called watermelon stomach, is a rare cause of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. GAVE is associated with a number of conditions, including portal hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and collagen vascular diseases, especially scleroderma. Limited reports of GAVE are present in CKD patients. Argon plasma coagulation (APC) is an effective therapy for GAVE. We describe the case of a CKD, stage V patient, who presented with recurrent blood loss in stools and transfusion-dependent anemia. Her endoscopy revealed GAVE, which was managed uneventfully with APC.