Gastric antral vascular ectasia with portal hypertension: treatment with TIPSS.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Gastric antral vascular ectasia, or "watermelon stomach," is a distinct clinical entity within the spectrum of upper gastrointestinal mucosal vascular abnormalities. The pathobiology of the disease is unclear. We here describe a case that emphasizes the importance of the "watermelon stomach" as differential diagnosis of occult gastrointestinal blood loss and report on its successful treatment through installation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt (TIPSS).
Medical subject headings
- Gastric Mucosa
- Hypertension, Portal
- Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic
- Pyloric Antrum
- Telangiectasis