[Watermelon stomach and gastric carcinoid tumor in a cirrhotic patient].
Gastric antral vascular ectasia or watermelon stomach is a rare but important cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The authors report the first case of gastric antral vascular ectasia associated with a gastric carcinoid in a cirrhotic patient. The article provides a literature review with emphasis on etiology, endoscopic features and treatment of this entity.
Oliveira
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Estagiário do Serviço de Endoscopia do HC-FMUSP, Salvador, BA.
Chaves
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Iriya
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Sakai
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Ishioka
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D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*
"Watermelon stomach" e tumor carcinóide gástrico em um paciente cirrótico.