title: [Watermelon stomach: a rare cause of iron deficiency anemia, surgically treatable; a new case with review of the literature].
abstract: The authors report a new case of water-melon stomach, without portal hypertension, and responsible for a iron deficiency anemia cured by antrectomy. Water-melon stomach is a particular form of gastric antral vascular ectasia, characterized by a specific and striking endoscopic aspect. The diagnostic, histologic, pathogenic and therapeutic aspects are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Service chirurgie viscérale, CH Gap, 1, place Auguste-Muret, 05000 Gap, France. chviscerale@ch-gap.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blanc
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Phelip
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bertolino
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Atger
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Roblin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D020252:Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome