Watermelon stomach: clinical aspects and treatment with argon plasma coagulation Ectasia vascular do antro gástrico ("watermelon stomach"): aspectos clínicos e tratamento com coagulação com plasma de argônio

Watermelon stomach: clinical aspects and treatment with argon plasma coagulation Ectasia vascular do antro gástrico ("watermelon stomach"): aspectos clínicos e tratamento com coagulação com plasma de argônio

BACKGROUND: Gastric antral vascular ectasia is a disorder whose pathogenetic mechanism is unknown. The endoscopic treatment with argon plasma coagulation has been considered one of the best endoscopic therapeutic options. AIM: To analyze the endoscopic and clinical features of gastric antral vascula...

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Main Authors: Dalton M. Chaves, Paulo Sakai, Cláudio V. Oliveira, Spencer Cheng, Shinichi Ishioka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2006-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Ectasia vascular gástrica antral
Hemorragia gastrointestinal
Eletrocoagulação
Gastric antral vascular ectasia
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Electrocoagulation
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