Gastric antral vascular ectasia as a reversible cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the oldest old

Gastric antral vascular ectasia as a reversible cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the oldest old

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a rare condition which accounts for 4% of the nonvariceal acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. The mean age of diagnosis is 70 years. This condition is often misdiagnosed as hemorrhagic antral gastritis or portal hypertensive gastropathy. In this case...

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Main Authors: Manisha Shrestha, Anusha Rayamajhi, Rohan Basnet, Shanta Poudel, Urza Bhattarai, Ujjwol Risal, Sanjib Kumar Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics
Subjects:
anemia
gastrointestinal bleeding
vascular ectasia
Online Access:http://www.jiag.in//article.asp?issn=0974-3405;year=2023;volume=19;issue=4;spage=279;epage=281;aulast=Shrestha

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