Abstract
A 82-year-old female was admitted to our hospital IOecause of severe anemia.Laboratory studies showed severe anemia and positive occult blood in the feces. Endo-scopic examination revealed longitudinal red stripes of dilated vessels in the gastric antrumand diffuse erythematous spots of dilated vessels in the pyloric lesion. Biopsy specimentaken from the antral mucosa demonstrated dilated vessels in the proper gastric mucosallayer, leading to a diagnosis.of gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE). She also hadprimary biliary cirrhosis. Since the gastrointestinal bleeding continued and anemiaprogressed, she was endoscopically treated with heateT probe, Such treatmet resulted inmarked improvement of dilated vessels and is useful for stop bleeding.
