Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia (GAVE) or Watermelon Stomach

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00:00 Intro 00:01:43 Spindle cell proliferation evaluation with Gave syndrome 00:03:07 Visit endocollab.com for more tips Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) or watermelon stomach is an uncommon but important cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia, first described in 1953 by Rider et al (1). GAVE is characterized by a “characteristic” endoscopic pattern, mainly represented by red spots either organized in stripes radially departing from pylorus (“watermelon stomach”, or arranged in...