title: Watermelon stomach: an unusual cause of chronic gastrointestinal blood loss.
abstract: Watermelon stomach, or gastric antral vascular ectasia, is an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal blood loss, which can easily be overlooked and which is eminently curable. A 76 year old woman who was repeatedly misdiagnosed as having incidental antral gastritis with occult iron deficiency is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Merrett
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Machet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ring
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Desmond
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000098:blood supply; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery