title: Gastric vascular ectasia.
abstract: In this paper the condition Gastric Vascular Ectasia (GAVE) is reviewed and two patients of gastric vascular antral ectasia are reported (GAVE). It is suggested that the diagnostic possibility of Gastric antral vascular ectasia should be considered in any elderly patient, more so in females, with persistent unexplained Iron deficiency anaemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Aamir Ghafoor
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D020252:Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged