Gastric antral vascular ectasia with portal hypertension: treatment with TIPSS.
Gastric antral vascular ectasia, or "watermelon stomach," is a distinct clinical entity within the spectrum of upper gastrointestinal mucosal vascular abnormalities. The pathobiology of the disease is unclear. We here describe a case that emphasizes the importance of the "watermelon stomach" as differential diagnosis of occult gastrointestinal blood loss and report on its successful treatment through installation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt (TIPSS).
Egger
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Kreczy
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Kirchmair
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Waldenberger
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Jaschke
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Vogel
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000098:blood supply*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000821:virology; D009780:Occult Blood; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000098:blood supply*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery