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Descriptor English: Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia
Descriptor Spanish: Ectasia Vascular Antral Gástrica
Descriptor ectasia vascular antral gástrica
Entry term(s) ectasia vascular antral
ectasia vascular del antro gástrico
estómago en sandía
Scope note: Lesión vascular característica del ANTRO PILÓRICO, caracterizada por la presencia de vasos tortuosos y dilatados (ectasias) que irradian desde el PÍLORO. Este patrón vascular recuerda las franjas de la superficie de una sandía. Esta lesión puede producir HEMORRAGIA GASTROINTESTINAL aguda o crónica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ectasia Vascular Gástrica Antral
Descriptor French: Ectasie vasculaire antrale
Entry term(s): Antral Vascular Ectasia
Antral Vascular Ectasias
Ectasia, Antral Vascular
Ectasias, Antral Vascular
Stomach, Watermelon
Stomachs, Watermelon
Vascular Ectasia, Antral
Vascular Ectasias, Antral
Watermelon Stomach
Watermelon Stomachs
Tree number(s): C06.405.748.280
C14.907.075.280
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020252
Scope note: A distinct vascular lesion in the PYLORIC ANTRUM that is characterized by tortuous dilated blood vessels (ectasia) radiating outward from the PYLORUS. The vessel pattern resembles the stripes on the surface of a watermelon. This lesion causes both acute and chronic GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Angiodysplasia (1992-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 99
History Note: 99
DeCS ID: 33762
Unique ID: D020252
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1998/06/10
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia - Preferred
Concept UI M0029917
Scope note A distinct vascular lesion in the PYLORIC ANTRUM that is characterized by tortuous dilated blood vessels (ectasia) radiating outward from the PYLORUS. The vessel pattern resembles the stripes on the surface of a watermelon. This lesion causes both acute and chronic GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE.
Preferred term Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia
Entry term(s) Antral Vascular Ectasia
Antral Vascular Ectasias
Ectasia, Antral Vascular
Ectasias, Antral Vascular
Stomach, Watermelon
Stomachs, Watermelon
Vascular Ectasia, Antral
Vascular Ectasias, Antral
Watermelon Stomach
Watermelon Stomachs



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