Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is an uncommon cause of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding or iron deficiency anemia. [1][2] The condition is associated with dilated small blood vessels in the gastric antrum, which is a distal part of the stomach. [1] …

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is an uncommon but often severe cause of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, responsible of about 4% of non-variceal upper GI haemorrhage. The diagnosis is mainly based on endoscopic pattern and, for uncertain cases, on histology.

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) syndrome, also known as watermelon stomach, is a rare but significant cause of severe acute or chronic gastrointestinal blood loss in the elderly. 1–4 Although it is associated with heterogeneous medical conditions, including hepatic, renal, and cardiac diseases, its pathogenesis is unknown. 1–3 The ...

2021年8月12日 · Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is one of the uncommon causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Major treatment of GAVE includes pharmacotherapy, endoscopy, and surgery. The efficacy and s...

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is an uncommon but important cause of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding. It is often associated with systemic diseases such as autoimmune diseases, liver cirrhosis, chronic renal insufficiency and cardiovascular disease. The etiology of GAVE has not been fully explored and remains controversial.

Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia (GAVE) is a rare condition affecting the stomach, in which abnormal tiny blood vessels become prone to bleeding. It may also be called ‘watermelon stomach’ due to the striped appearance of the stomach lining. People may not notice symptoms, but they can lose blood over a long period of time.

2016年9月1日 · Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a capillary-type vascular malformation of the gastric antrum and an infrequent cause of chronic gastrointestinal blood loss and iron deficiency anemia. The authors describe a case report of GAVE in a female cirrhotic patient presenting with severe symptomatic iron deficiency anemia.

2013年8月18日 · Gastric antral vascular ectasia, abbreviated GAVE, is an uncommon pathology of the stomach. It is also known as watermelon stomach due to characteristic endoscopic appearance.

Introduction Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a rare disorder characterised by upper GI bleeding, chronic iron-deficiency anaemia and endoscopic findings of columns of red tortuous vessels along the longitudinal folds of the antrum of the stomach.

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a capillary-type vascular malformation located primarily in the gastric antrum. Patients can present with iron-deficiency anemia, overt gastrointestinal bleeding, or both. Diagnosis and characterization is ...