Watermelon stomach and gastric carcinoid tumor in a cirrhotic patient
Oliveira, C.V.; Chaves, D.M.; Iriya, K.; Sakai, P.; Ishioka, S.
Arquivos de Gastroenterologia 32(2): 66-70
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-2803 PMID: 8540803 Document Number: 449862
Gastric antral vascular ectasia or watermelon stomach is a rare but important cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The authors report the first case of gastric antral vascular ectasia associated with a gastric carcinoid in a cirrhotic patient. The article provides a literature review with emphasis on etiology, endoscopic features and treatment of this entity.
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