Case Report Copyright ©2012 Marshfield Clinic Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia:

Kar et al. doi:10.3121/cmr.2012.1036 Gastric antral vascular ectasia Page 2 Copyright ©2012 Marshfield Clinic Gastric antral vascular ectasia is the source of up to 4 % of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. It can present with occult bleeding requiring transfusions or with acute gastrointestinal bleeding. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality and has been associated with such underlying chronic diseases as scleroderma, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Approximately 30 % of cases are associated with cirrhosis. We report two cases of gastric antral vascular ectasia with two strikingly different endoscopic appearances. We further describe the clinical, endoscopic, histologic, and therapeutic aspects of this entity