title: Endoscopic ultrasound appearance of watermelon stomach.
abstract: Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) seen endoscopically has characteristic thickened, red vascular folds radiating from the pylorus to the antrum. The endoscopic ultrasound findings are described and correlated with the visual appearance, computed tomographic (CT) scans, and histologic findings. Hyperechoic focal thickening of the inner layers of the gastric wall are noted and may reflect the diagnosis of GAVE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Barnard
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Colby
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Saltzman
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Krims
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Banner
mesh_terms: D016888:Angiodysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000098:blood supply; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000098:blood supply*; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography