A 73-year-old female was admitted to our hospital because of melena. Endoscopic findings showed an angiodysplasia with hematin, about 5mm in diameter on the greater curvature of gastric body. The lesion was ligated endoscopically using O-ring. It changed to necrotic tissue with O-ring after 4 days and ulcer scar after about 2 months.
A 68-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of hematoemesis. Endoscopic findings showed an angiodysplasia, about 6mm in diameter on the posterior wall of gastric body. The lesion was ligated endoscopically using O-ring. It changed to necrotic tissue with O-ring after 2days and small ulcer after a month.
A case of hemorrhagic gastric angiodysplasia successfully controlled by endoscopic ligation has been rarely reported with only 3 cases in Japan, but this procedure is useful and safe for the treatment of hemorrhagic gastric angiodysplasia among several endoscopic procedures.
