Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE): An update on clinical presentation, pathophysiology and treatment

Digestion

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-137

  Selinger, Christian P ^a,c   Ang, Yeng S ^a,b  

^a ROYAL ALBERT EDWARD INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic GI bleeding; Endoscopic therapy; Gastric antral vascular ectasia; Systematic review; Watermelon stomach

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCITONIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYPROHEPTADINE; ESTROGEN; GASTRIN; NADOLOL; PEPSINOGEN; PROGESTERONE; PROPRANOLOL; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; THALIDOMIDE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ACHLORHYDRIA; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; NEODYMIUM LASER; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OCCULT BLOOD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL HYPERTENSIVE GASTROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH ANTRUM RESECTION; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA; STOMACH DISEASE; STOMACH MOTILITY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL;

EID: 42349088888     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000124339     Document Type: Review

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