Andrea Cavallaro, Antonio Zanghì, Maria Di Vita, Vito Emanuele Catania, Giovanni Longo, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Roberta Granata, Maria Rosaria Valenti, Alessandro Cappellani, Simone Di Majo
INTRODUCTION: Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a rare cause of chronic or acute gastrointestinal bleeding. This condition accounts for ∼4% of upper gastrointestinal bleeding cases. This disease is often associated with systemic diseases, such as liver cirrhosis, chronic kidney failure, autoimmune conditions, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, and cardiovascular diseases. However, its etiopathogenesis remains controversial. MATERIALS AND METHOD: We retrospectively reviewed the cases of GAVE treated at our digestive surgery unit...
2024: Frontiers in Surgery