Endoscopic Treatment for Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia: Current Options
Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a capillary-type vascular malformation located primarily in the gastric antrum. Patients can present with iron-deficiency anemia, overt gastrointestinal bleeding, or both. Diagnosis and characterization is made at endoscopic examination, and the preferred ma...
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2017
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| Texto completo: | http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2341-45452017000400004 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:scielo:S2341-45452017000400004 |
| Resumo: | Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a capillary-type vascular malformation located primarily in the gastric antrum. Patients can present with iron-deficiency anemia, overt gastrointestinal bleeding, or both. Diagnosis and characterization is made at endoscopic examination, and the preferred management of patients with GAVE is endoscopic therapy. Herein, we present a review of the evidence about the efficacy, complications, and outcomes of the most frequently used endoscopic therapies for GAVE |
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