Treating Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia – When Argon Therapy Is Not Enough

Treating Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia – When Argon Therapy Is Not Enough

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a capillary-type vascular malformation of the gastric antrum and an infrequent cause of chronic gastrointestinal blood loss and iron deficiency anemia. The authors describe a case report of GAVE in a female cirrhotic patient presenting with severe symptomati...

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Main Authors: Francisca Dias de Castro, Pedro Boal Carvalho, Tiago Cúrdia Gonçalves, Joana Magalhães, Maria João Moreira, Carla Marinho, José Cotter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-09-01
Series:GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Endoscopy Gastrointestinal
Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia
Argon Plasma Coagulation
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