For several years, antrectomy has been the treatment of choice to manage gastric hemorrhage in patients with diffuse gastric antral angiodysplasia, a rare cause of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding (1). Recently, different nonsurgical treatments have been proposed, including endoscopic and medical options (2-5). Because somatostatin and octreotide have been used successfully to prevent gastrointestinal bleeding due to peptic diseases, esophageal varices (6,7), and more recently, diffuse small bowel angiodysplasia (8-10), we wished to test the efficacy of octreotide on diffuse antral angiodysplasia.

Unsuccessful octreotide treatment of the watermelon stomach

Barbara G.;De Giorgio R.;Salvioli B.;Stanghellini V.;Corinaldesi R.
1998

Abstract

For several years, antrectomy has been the treatment of choice to manage gastric hemorrhage in patients with diffuse gastric antral angiodysplasia, a rare cause of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding (1). Recently, different nonsurgical treatments have been proposed, including endoscopic and medical options (2-5). Because somatostatin and octreotide have been used successfully to prevent gastrointestinal bleeding due to peptic diseases, esophageal varices (6,7), and more recently, diffuse small bowel angiodysplasia (8-10), we wished to test the efficacy of octreotide on diffuse antral angiodysplasia.
1998
Barbara G.; De Giorgio R.; Salvioli B.; Stanghellini V.; Corinaldesi R.
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