Progress of Digestive Endoscopy
Online ISSN : 2187-4999
Print ISSN : 1348-9844
ISSN-L : 1348-9844
Case report
Gastric vascular ectasia treated by argon plasma coagulation in a patient with cirrhosis and post-irradiated malignant lymphoma
Ken UedaNamiki IzumiYuko OnukiKazunari InoueYuki NishimuraKaoru TsuchiyaHiroyuki NakanishiYasuhiro AsahinaMasayuki KurosakiMasakatsu UchiharaShouzou MiyakeOsamu Noguchi
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2004 Volume 64 Issue 2 Pages 62-63

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A case of gastric vascular ectasia in a 66-year-old female with cirrhosis (type B and C) , and post-irradiated gastric malignant lymphoma was reported. Vascular ectasia was seen in the whole mucosa of the stomach. Inspite of refraining from foods as well as prescribing 30mg/day of lansoprazole, oozing was still observed by endoscopy and several blood transfusion was necessary. Argon plasma coagulation (APC) was carried out which showed decreasing hemorrhage. After 16 times coagulation, oozing from gastric mucosa stopped completely without any adverse events. APC seems to be a safe and effective therapy for gastric vascular ectasia especially in patients of cirrhosis.
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