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Ergin, A., Cakmak, A., Basak, A., Ciyiltepe, H., Karip, A., Memisoglu, K. A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal System Haemorrhage: Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia. EJMI. 2019; 3(3): 238-240.

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A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia: A Case Report

1Internal Medicine Department, RWJBarnabas Health/Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA.


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2023, Vol. 11 No. 6, 113-115
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-11-6-3
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Ana L. Romero Socorro, Jesus Romero, Janice Lee, Abdel-Azez Abu Samak, Unzela Iqbal, Naik Arun. A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia: A Case Report. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2023; 11(6):113-115. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-11-6-3.

Correspondence to: Jesus  Romero, Internal Medicine Department, RWJBarnabas Health/Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA.. Email: je-romeros@hotmail.com

Abstract

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a vascular malformation that causes upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). It is often discovered incidentally, and it is usually secondary to iron deficiency anemia due to chronic blood loss. Diagnosis of this pathology is primarily done by endoscopy, with direct visualization of the lesions. Multiple treatment options including medical, endoscopic, or surgical are available. We describe a case of a 69-year-old lady who presented with symptomatic anemia and who was found to have Gastric antral vascular ectasia on endoscopy.

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