title: [Treatment of chronic transfusion-requiring watermelon stomach with oral contraceptives].
abstract: Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE), watermelon stomach, is a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We describe two male patients with GAVE in whom endoscopic argon beaming had no effect, but who were treated successfully with 1 mg of norethisterone and 30 mg of ethinyloestradiol daily.
authors.affiliation: H:S Rigshospitalet, abdominalcentret, hepatologisk klinik. Helle.E@ofir.dk
authors.forename: Helle Ekkert
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Knudsen
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ott
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D045166:Estradiol Congeners / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020252:Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009640:Norethindrone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D045167:Progesterone Congeners / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D045166:Estradiol Congeners; D045167:Progesterone Congeners; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D009640:Norethindrone