Three Cases of Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia in Chronic Renal Failure

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is currently recognized as an important cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a high incidence of GAVE. We report 3 patients with CKD who presented with severe anemia and were diagnosed with GAVE; they were resistan...

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Main Authors: Iguchi, Akira, James Kazama, Junichiro, Komatsu, Masamichi, Kaneko, Yoshikatsu, Iino, Noriaki, Goto, Shin, Narita, Ichiei
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: S. Karger AG 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3485665/