Endoscopic band ligation for refractory gastric antral vascular ectasia associated with liver cirrhosis
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An 84-year-old woman with unknown liver cirrhosis was admitted to our hospital in October 2008 with anemia due to recurrent gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE). At 78 years of age, argon plasma coagulation (APC) was performed for GAVE, and between 79 and 83 years of age, APC was carried out five times for recurrent episodes of GAVE presenting as anemia. Upon hospitalization, she was found to have anemic conjunctivae and the laboratory findings were red blood cells 245 × 104/mm3 and hemoglobin 7.7 g/dL. During this period, endoscopic band ligation (EBL) was performed for the recurrent refractory GAVE. EBL was first applied to the most distal antrum, and subsequent EBLs were performed more proximally. Two weeks after initial EBL treatment, endoscopy revealed both ulcers and shrinking of GAVE in the stomach. Fourteen months later, no further recurrence of GAVE was observed by endoscopy. This patient had no episodes of bleeding during the 20 month period since she was treated with EBL, and has a hemoglobin value of 10.1 g/dL. The histologic changes that occur with GAVE exist in the mucosal and submucosal region of the stomach; therefore, EBL may be effective for refractory GAVE because of obliterating submucosal vascular plexus.
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