Merrett M N, Machet D, Ring J, Desmond P V, Martin C J
Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
Aust N Z J Surg. 1991 May;61(5):393-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00243.x.
Watermelon stomach, or gastric antral vascular ectasia, is an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal blood loss, which can easily be overlooked and which is eminently curable. A 76 year old woman who was repeatedly misdiagnosed as having incidental antral gastritis with occult iron deficiency is described.