title: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding from duodenal vascular ectasia in a patient with cirrhosis.
abstract: We report a cirrhotic patient with duodenal vascular ectasia and spontaneous bleeding. The bleeding was successfully controlled with argon plasma coagulation. Duodenal vascular ectasia may be a cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis, and argon plasma coagulation may be effective and safe to achieve hemostasis of this lesion.
authors: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Gurodong-gil 97, Guro-gu, Seoul 152-703, Korea.
authors: Beom Jae
authors: BJ
authors: Lee
authors: Jong-Jae
authors: JJ
authors: Park
authors: Yeon Seok
authors: YS
authors: Seo
authors: Ji Hoon
authors: JH
authors: Kim
authors: Aeree
authors: A
authors: Kim
authors: Jong Eun
authors: JE
authors: Yeon
authors: Jae Seon
authors: JS
authors: Kim
authors: Kwan Soo
authors: KS
authors: Byun
authors: Young-Tae
authors: YT
authors: Bak
mesh_terms: D001128:Argon; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D020252:Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001128:Argon