Gastric antral vascular ectasia differential diagnosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Overview
Differentiating Gastric antral vascular ectasia from other Diseases
Differentiating Gastric antral vascular ectasia from other Diseases
GAVE should be differentiated from other causes of intestinal bleeding such as
The differential diagnosis is important because treatments are different.
References
References
- ↑ Spahr, L; Villeneuve, J-P; Dufresne, M-P; Tasse, D; Bui, B; Willems, B; Fenyves, D; Pomier-Layrargues, G (1999). “Gastric antral vascular ectasia in cirrhotic patients: absence of relation with portal hypertension”. Gut. 44 (5): 739. doi:10.1136/gut.44.5.739. PMC 1727493. PMID 10205216.
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