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WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES
卷 10, 期 18, 页码 6050-6059出版社
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i18.6050
关键词
Gastric antral vascular ectasia; Cirrhosis; Endoscopy; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Argon plasma coagulation
资金
- 2020 Yeungnam University Research Grant
This study compared the clinical features and long-term outcomes of patients with gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) based on endoscopic patterns and etiologies. The study found that punctate-type GAVE is strongly associated with liver cirrhosis, and patients without cirrhosis are more prone to overt bleeding. However, the presence of cirrhosis and endoscopic patterns did not influence the long-term clinical course or outcomes in cases of overt bleeding.
BACKGROUND Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) has diverse associations and presumed causes, which include liver cirrhosis, chronic kidney disease, and autoimmune disease. This heterogeneity of underlying disorders suggests that the pathogenesis of GAVE may be variable. AIM To compare the clinical features and long-term outcomes of GAVE according to endoscopic patterns and etiologies. METHODS The medical records and endoscopic images of 23 consecutive patients diagnosed with GAVE by endoscopy at Yeungnam University Hospital from January 2006 to December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were allocated to cirrhosis (16 patients) and non-cirrhosis groups (7 patients). GAVE subtypes, as determined by endoscopy, were categorized as punctate (a diffuse, honeycomb-like appearance, 17 patients) or striped (a linear, watermelon-like appearance, 6 patients). RESULTS All GAVE patients with cirrhosis (16/16, 100%) had a punctate pattern by endoscopy, whereas the majority of patients (6/7, 85.7%) without cirrhosis had a striped pattern (P < 0.001). Overt GAVE bleeding (10/23, 43%) was significantly more common in the non-cirrhosis group than in the cirrhosis group (6/7, 85.7% vs 4/16, 25.0%; P = 0.019), and more common in the striped group than in the punctate group (5/6, 83.3% vs 5/17, 29.4%; P = 0.052). However, mean numbers of admissions due to GAVE bleeding and argon plasma coagulation (APC) sessions to address overt bleeding were similar in the cirrhosis and non-cirrhosis groups and in the punctate and striped groups. All patients with GAVE bleeding were successfully treated by APC, and no patient died from GAVE-related blood loss during a median follow-up of 24 mo. CONCLUSION Punctate-type GAVE is strongly associated with liver cirrhosis, and GAVE patients without cirrhosis tend to be more prone to overt bleeding. However, the presence of cirrhosis and endoscopic patterns did not influence long-term clinical courses or outcomes in cases of overt bleeding.
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