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022 | _a1552-5767 | ||
024 | _a10.7812/tpp/09-055 [doi] | ||
024 | _aPMC2911825 [pmc] | ||
040 | _aOvid MEDLINE(R) | ||
099 | _a20740102 | ||
245 | _aGastric antral vascular ectasia (watermelon stomach)-an enigmatic and often-overlooked cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in the elderly. | ||
251 | _aPermanente Journal. 13(4):46-9, 2009. | ||
252 | _aPerm. j.. 13(4):46-9, 2009. | ||
253 | _aThe Permanente journal | ||
260 | _c2009 | ||
260 | _fFY2009 | ||
265 | _sppublish | ||
266 | _d2019-06-21 | ||
520 | _aGastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) syndrome, also known as watermelon stomach is a significant cause of acute or chronic gastrointestinal blood loss in the elderly. is characterized endoscopically by "watermelon stripes." Without cirrhosis, patients are 71% female, average age 73, presenting with occult blood loss leading to transfusion-dependent chronic iron-deficiency anemia, severe acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and nondescript abdominal pain. | ||
546 | _aEnglish | ||
650 | _aIN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED | ||
651 | _aMedStar Washington Hospital Center | ||
656 | _aMedicine/Internal Medicine | ||
657 | _aJournal Article | ||
700 | _aNguyen, Hien | ||
790 | _aLe C, Nguyen H, Nguyen H | ||
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