《英文msh词典》Stomach,Watermelon
[入口词] Stomach,Watermelon
[主题词] Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia
[英文释义] A capillary ectasia of the gastric antrum mucosa characterized by thickened,red vascular folds radiating longitudinally from the pylorus to the antrum and resembling,upon endoscopic examination,the stripes on the skin of a ripened watermelon. Histological characteristics include dilated mucosal capillaries,focal thrombosis,and fibromuscular hypertrophy of the lamina propria. It is a cause of chronic upper gastrointestinal bleeding.