Gastric antral vascular ectasia should not be overlooked in erythropoietin resistance: a series of case reports

Gastric antral vascular ectasia should not be overlooked in erythropoietin resistance: a series of case reports

Background. Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is currently recognized as an important cause of upper gastrointestinal (GI) haemorrhage, being responsible for about 4% of non-variceal upper GI haemorrhages and typically presents in middle-aged females. GAVE, also called “watermelon stomach”, is...

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Main Authors: Laurynas Rimševičius, Domantas Galkauskas, Julius Lavinskas, Evelina Šestelinska, Ernesta Mačionienė, Agnė Laučytė-Cibulskienė, Skirmantė Rėkutė, Marius Miglinas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2019-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Lituanica
Subjects:
gastric antral vascular ectasia
GAVE
watermelon stomach
end-stage renal disease
ESRD
hemodialysis
Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21289

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