Watermelon Stomach (2 of 7) - Treatment with Argon Plasma Coagulator (APC)

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Treatment of watermelon stomach (GAVE syndrome) with endoscopic argon plasma coagulation (APC) The diagnosis is based on the endoscopic findings. The typical lesions have longitudinal rugal folds traversing the antrum and converging on the pylorus, each containing a visible convoluted column of vessels, the aggregate resembling the stripes of a watermelon. Although these lesions are confined to the antrum in the majority of cases, up to 33% of the patients have proximal gastric involvement typically in the presence of a diaphragmatic hernia. It is important to emphasize, however, that these lesions might be misdiagnosed as gastritis or portal gastropathy and thus delay in treatment could result.

tags: watermelon stomach GAVE APC argon bleeding

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