Gastric antral vascular ectasia: case report and review of the literature.
Gastric antral vascular ectasia is the source of up to 4% of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. It can present with occult bleeding requiring transfusions or with acute gastrointestinal bleeding. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality and has been associated with such underlying chronic diseases as scleroderma, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Approximately 30% of cases are associated with cirrhosis. We report two cases of gastric antral vascular ectasia with two strikingly different endoscopic appearances. We further describe the clinical, endoscopic, histologic, and therapeutic aspects of this entity.
['Kar|Papia|P|', 'Mitra|Subhashis|S|', 'Resnick|Jeffrey M|JM|', 'Torbey|Camille F|CF|']
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Gastric antral vascular ectasia Gastrointestinal bleeding Endoscopy GAVE