Gastric antral vascular ectasia with portal hypertension: treatment with TIPSS

C Egger; A Kreczy; R Kirchmair; P Waldenberger; W Jaschke; W Vogel

Gastric antral vascular ectasia with portal hypertension: treatment with TIPSS

Am J Gastroenterol. 1997 Dec;92(12):2292-4.

Authors

C Egger¹, A Kreczy, R Kirchmair, P Waldenberger, W Jaschke, W Vogel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria.

PMID: 9399773

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).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gastric Mucosa / blood supply*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery
Gastroscopy
Hepatitis C / complications
Humans
Hypertension, Portal / diagnosis*
Hypertension, Portal / surgery
Liver Cirrhosis / virology
Occult Blood
Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic*
Pyloric Antrum / blood supply*
Stomach Diseases / diagnosis
Stomach Diseases / surgery
Telangiectasis / diagnosis*
Telangiectasis / surgery