Clinical Liver Disease

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) and portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) are distinct entities with some overlapping properties that have both challenged medical, endoscopic, and surgical therapies owing to the lack of a complete understanding of their respective pathophysiology. Each patient with chronic gastrointestinal bleeding and suspected lesions should be categorized in the appropriate group, because the management is significantly different. Drs. Tekola and Caldwell address the clinical characteristics and management approach for each.