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Vascular ectasia

MedGen UID:: 8080
•Concept ID:: C0002959
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonyms:	Angiectasia; Angiectasis; Angioectasia; Hemangiectasia; Hemangiectasis; Phlebarteriectasia; Vascular Ectasia; vascular ectasia
SNOMED CT:	Phlebarteriectasia (174637007); Angiectasia (174637007); Vascular ectasia (174637007); Angiectasis (174637007); Hemangiectasia (174637007); Hemangiectasis (174637007); Angioectasia (174637007)

Monarch Initiative:	MONDO:0021658

Definition

Dilatation of the blood vessels. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

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MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVVascular ectasia

Phenotypic abnormality
- Abnormality of prenatal development or birth
  - Fetal anomaly
    - Congenital Systemic Disorder
      - Congenital anomaly of cardiovascular system
        Congenital vascular malformation
        Vascular ectasia
        Angiokeratoma
        Angiokeratoma circumscriptum naeviforme
        Angiokeratoma of Fordyce
        Angiokeratoma of mibelli
        Fabry disease
        Skin Angiokeratoma
        Angiokeratoma circumscriptum
        Solitary angiokeratoma
        Vulvar angiokeratoma
        Coronary Artery Ectasia
        Lymphangiectasis
        Congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia
        Intestinal lymphangiectasia
        Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia
        Protein-losing enteropathy
        Secondary intestinal lymphangiectasia
        Pancreatic lymphangiectasis
        Pericardial lymphangiectasia
        Pleural lymphangiectasia
        Pulmonary lymphangiectasia
        Thyroid lymphangiectasia
        Nevus anemicus
        Nevus flammeus
        Naevus flammeus of the eyelid
        Nevus flammeus nuchae
        Nevus flammeus of the forehead
        Spider telangiectasis of skin
        Acquired Nevus Araneus
        Congenital Nevus Araneus
        Telangiectasia
        Ataxia-telangiectasia syndrome
        CREST syndrome
        Cutaneous telangiectasia
        Cutis marmorata
        Diffuse telangiectasia
        Exudative retinopathy
        Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
        Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia type 3
        Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia type 4
        Juvenile polyposis/hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia syndrome
        Telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic, type 1
        Telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic, type 2
        Telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic, type 5
        Mucosal telangiectasiae
        Bronchial telangiectasia
        Conjunctival telangiectasia
        Gastrointestinal telangiectasia
        Nasal mucosa telangiectasia
        Oral cavity telangiectasia
        Telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans
        Telangiectasia of the skin
        Facial telangiectasia
        Fingerpad telangiectases
        Palmar telangiectasia
        Periungual teleangiectasia
        Spider hemangioma
        Telangiectases producing 'marbled' skin
        Telangiectasia of extensor surfaces
        Telangiectasia of the ear
        Vascular ectasia of gastric antrum
        Venous lake

Professional guidelines

PubMed

AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia: Expert Review.

DeLoughery TG, Jackson CS, Ko CW, Rockey DC
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024 Aug;22(8):1575-1583. Epub 2024 Jun 12 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.03.046. PMID: 38864796

Pharmacotherapy for the Treatment of Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia: A Narrative Review.

Peng M, Guo X, Yi F, Romeiro FG, Mancuso A, Qi X
Adv Ther 2021 Oct;38(10):5065-5077. Epub 2021 Sep 15 doi: 10.1007/s12325-021-01912-6. PMID: 34524644

Review article: gastrointestinal angiodysplasia - pathogenesis, diagnosis and management.

Sami SS, Al-Araji SA, Ragunath K
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2014 Jan;39(1):15-34. Epub 2013 Oct 20 doi: 10.1111/apt.12527. PMID: 24138285

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia: Expert Review.

DeLoughery TG, Jackson CS, Ko CW, Rockey DC
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024 Aug;22(8):1575-1583. Epub 2024 Jun 12 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.03.046. PMID: 38864796

Systemic Sclerosis-Specific Antibodies: Novel and Classical Biomarkers.

Cavazzana I, Vojinovic T, Airo' P, Fredi M, Ceribelli A, Pedretti E, Lazzaroni MG, Garrafa E, Franceschini F
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2023 Jun;64(3):412-430. Epub 2022 Jun 18 doi: 10.1007/s12016-022-08946-w. PMID: 35716254 Free PMC Article

Pharmacotherapy for the Treatment of Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia: A Narrative Review.

Peng M, Guo X, Yi F, Romeiro FG, Mancuso A, Qi X
Adv Ther 2021 Oct;38(10):5065-5077. Epub 2021 Sep 15 doi: 10.1007/s12325-021-01912-6. PMID: 34524644

Unusual Causes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.

Parikh K, Ali MA, Wong RC
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2015 Jul;25(3):583-605. Epub 2015 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2015.02.009. PMID: 26142040

Watermelon stomach.

Chatterjee S
CMAJ 2008 Jul 15;179(2):162. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.080461. PMID: 18625989 Free PMC Article

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Diagnosis

Systemic Sclerosis-Specific Antibodies: Novel and Classical Biomarkers.

Angiokeratoma of Tongue.

Bakshi SS
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2017 Jul;39(5):407. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000748. PMID: 28060116

Unusual Causes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.

Parikh K, Ali MA, Wong RC
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2015 Jul;25(3):583-605. Epub 2015 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2015.02.009. PMID: 26142040

Review article: gastrointestinal angiodysplasia - pathogenesis, diagnosis and management.

Sami SS, Al-Araji SA, Ragunath K
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2014 Jan;39(1):15-34. Epub 2013 Oct 20 doi: 10.1111/apt.12527. PMID: 24138285

Gastrointestinal bleeding.

Dinis-Ribeiro M
Gastrointest Endosc 2013 Sep;78(3):434-8. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.06.021. PMID: 23948192

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Therapy

AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia: Expert Review.

DeLoughery TG, Jackson CS, Ko CW, Rockey DC
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024 Aug;22(8):1575-1583. Epub 2024 Jun 12 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.03.046. PMID: 38864796

Review article: gastrointestinal angiodysplasia - pathogenesis, diagnosis and management.

Sami SS, Al-Araji SA, Ragunath K
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2014 Jan;39(1):15-34. Epub 2013 Oct 20 doi: 10.1111/apt.12527. PMID: 24138285

Gastrointestinal bleeding.

Dinis-Ribeiro M
Gastrointest Endosc 2013 Sep;78(3):434-8. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.06.021. PMID: 23948192

Watermelon stomach.

Chatterjee S
CMAJ 2008 Jul 15;179(2):162. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.080461. PMID: 18625989 Free PMC Article

Portal hypertensive gastropathy and gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) syndrome.

Burak KW, Lee SS, Beck PL
Gut 2001 Dec;49(6):866-72. doi: 10.1136/gut.49.6.866. PMID: 11709525 Free PMC Article

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Prognosis

Systemic Sclerosis-Specific Antibodies: Novel and Classical Biomarkers.

Watermelon stomach.

Chatterjee S
CMAJ 2008 Jul 15;179(2):162. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.080461. PMID: 18625989 Free PMC Article

Vascular malformations of the gastrointestinal tract.

Gordon FH, Watkinson A, Hodgson H
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2001 Feb;15(1):41-58. doi: 10.1053/bega.2000.0155. PMID: 11355900

The trigeminal nerve.

Nemzek WR
Top Magn Reson Imaging 1996 Jun;8(3):132-54. PMID: 8840469

Pathogenesis of port wine stains. A new hypothesis.

Rosen S, Smoller B
Med Hypotheses 1987 Apr;22(4):365-8. doi: 10.1016/0306-9877(87)90031-4. PMID: 3647224

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Clinical prediction guides

Systemic Sclerosis-Specific Antibodies: Novel and Classical Biomarkers.

Portal hypertensive gastropathy and gastric antral vascular ectasia.

Garg H, Gupta S, Anand AC, Broor SL
Indian J Gastroenterol 2015 Sep;34(5):351-8. Epub 2015 Nov 13 doi: 10.1007/s12664-015-0605-0. PMID: 26564121

Gut-liver axis.

Zeuzem S
Int J Colorectal Dis 2000 Apr;15(2):59-82. doi: 10.1007/s003840050236. PMID: 10855547

Watermelon stomach.

Abedi M, Haber GB
Gastroenterologist 1997 Sep;5(3):179-84. PMID: 9298372

The trigeminal nerve.

Nemzek WR
Top Magn Reson Imaging 1996 Jun;8(3):132-54. PMID: 8840469

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Recent systematic reviews

Endoscopic band ligation in the treatment of gastric antral vascular ectasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mohan BP, Toy G, Kassab LL, Ponnada S, Chandan S, Parbhu S, Chandna S, Adler DG
Gastrointest Endosc 2021 Dec;94(6):1021-1029.e10. Epub 2021 Sep 1 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2021.08.017. PMID: 34480922

Endoscopic band ligation compared to thermal therapy for gastric antral vascular ectasia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Chalhoub JM, Umar J, Groudan K, Hamadeh N, Desilets DJ, Greeff Y
United European Gastroenterol J 2021 Mar;9(2):150-158. Epub 2021 Feb 18 doi: 10.1177/2050640620975243. PMID: 33210983 Free PMC Article

Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Argon Plasma Coagulation for Treatment of Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

McCarty TR, Rustagi T
J Clin Gastroenterol 2019 Sep;53(8):599-606. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001088. PMID: 29952856

Medical and endoscopic therapies for angiodysplasia and gastric antral vascular ectasia: a systematic review.

Swanson E, Mahgoub A, MacDonald R, Shaukat A
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2014 Apr;12(4):571-82. Epub 2013 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.08.038. PMID: 24013107

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Etiology

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Clinical prediction guides

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