Laparoscopic surgical treatment for refractory gastric antral vascular ectasia: A case report and review

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Belle, Janeil M ^a   Feiler, Michael J ^b   Pappas, Theodore N ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of General Surgery

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric antral vascular ectasia; GAVE; Laparoscopic antrectomy; Watermelon stomach

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LAMINA PROPRIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MELENA; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYMPTOM; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

AGED; ANEMIA; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MELENA; PYLORIC ANTRUM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 74949120646     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181bb5a19     Document Type: Review

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