True regarding gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE)
Capillary lesion
Aerial type
Difficult to manage because of multiplicity & size
Best treatment argon plasma coagulation
The condition is associated with dilated small blood vessels(capillaries) in the antrum or the last pa of the stomach.The dilated vessels result in intestinal bleeding.It is also called watermelon stomach because streaky long red areas that are present in the stomach may resemble the markings on watermelon. Reference : SRB edition :5 page:836
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