Journal article
WATERMELON STOMACH: AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF CHRONIC GASTROINTESTINAL BLOOD LOSS
MN Merrett, D Machet, J Ring, PV Desmond, CJ Martin
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery | BLACKWELL SCIENCE | Published : 1991
Abstract
Watermelon stomach, or gastric antral vascular ectasia, is an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal blood loss, which can easily be overlooked and which is eminently curable. A 76 year old woman who was repeatedly misdiagnosed as having incidental antral gastritis with occult iron deficiency is described. Copyright © 1991, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved