What is Watermelon stomach?
What is Watermelon stomach?
- Watermelon stomach: The dilation of the blood vessels in the antral of the stomach.
- Watermelon stomach: A distinct vascular lesion in the PYLORIC ANTRUM that is characterized by tortuous dilated blood vessels (ectasia) radiating outward from the PYLORUS. The vessel pattern resembles the stripes on the surface of a watermelon. This lesion causes both acute and chronic GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE.
Source - Diseases Database
Watermelon stomach is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Watermelon stomach, or a subtype of Watermelon stomach,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Watermelon stomach: Introduction
How serious is Watermelon stomach?
Complications of Watermelon stomach:
see complications of Watermelon stomach
What causes Watermelon stomach?
Causes of Watermelon stomach: see causes of Watermelon stomach
What are the symptoms of Watermelon stomach?
Symptoms of Watermelon stomach:
see symptoms of Watermelon stomach
Complications of Watermelon stomach:
see complications of Watermelon stomach
Watermelon stomach: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Watermelon stomach.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Watermelon stomach.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Watermelon stomach:
see treatments for Watermelon stomach
Research for Watermelon stomach:
see research for Watermelon stomach
Name and Aliases of Watermelon stomach
Main name of condition: Watermelon stomach
Other names or spellings for Watermelon stomach:
Gastric antral vascular ectasia, GAVE, Watermelon stomach disease
Gastric antral vascular ectasia
Source - Diseases Database
GAVE, Gastric antral vascular ectasia, Watermelon stomach disease
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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