Diagnosis and management of gastric antral vascular ectasia

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jan 16, 2013; 5(1): 6-13
Published online Jan 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i1.6

Table 2 Differential diagnosis between portal hypertensive gastropathy and gastric antral vascular ectasia

Features	Portal hypertensive gastropathy	Gastric antral vascular ectasia
Site	Fundus-corpus	Antrum
Endoscopic pattern	Combination of: Mosaic-like pattern Red point lesions Cherry red spots Black-brown spots	Red spots organised: Striped-pattern (watermelon-stomach) Diffused-pattern (honeycomb-stomach)
Histological pattern	Not specific	Highly specific
Response to	Present	Absent
β-Blockers/transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt/portocaval shunts

Citation: Fuccio L, Mussetto A, Laterza L, Eusebi LH, Bazzoli F. Diagnosis and management of gastric antral vascular ectasia. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2013; 5(1): 6-13
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v5/i1/6.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v5.i1.6