Gastric antral vascular ectasia (watermelon stomach) in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1090-1092

  Goel, Archana ^a   Christian, Charles L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gastric antral vascular ectasia; Sj gren's syndrome; Watermelon stomach

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CAUTERIZATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

AGED; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; HUMANS; PYLORIC ANTRUM; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 0038414665     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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