Saadah Omar I
Department of Pediatrics, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Arab J Gastroenterol. 2011 Dec;12(4):201-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajg.2011.11.004. Epub 2011 Dec 17.
Watermelon stomach is the description usually given to the endoscopic appearance of gastric antral vascular ectasia. The classical histopathological features of gastric antral vascular ectasia include; hyperplasia of the surface epithelium and the fibromuscular layer of the lamina propria associated with the presence of dilated submucosal venous channels and thrombosed capillaries. This condition can be associated with liver cirrhosis, chronic renal failure and autoimmune disorders. Herein, we report the watermelon endoscopic appearance of the gastric mucosa in a 12-year-old Saudi girl with erosive gastritis.
西瓜胃是通常用于描述胃窦血管扩张内镜表现的术语。胃窦血管扩张的典型组织病理学特征包括:表面上皮增生以及固有层纤维肌层增生,伴有扩张的黏膜下静脉通道和血栓形成的毛细血管。这种情况可能与肝硬化、慢性肾衰竭和自身免疫性疾病有关。在此,我们报告一名患有糜烂性胃炎的12岁沙特女孩胃黏膜的西瓜样内镜表现。