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As these lesions grow, the entire vessel wall may become expanded or ectatic.

The spot size should be at least 3 mm and energy density 5-8 J/cm to ensure deep injury of ectatic vessels.

This technique is used in cases of anterior corneal opacifications, scars, and ectatic diseases such as keratoconus.

These changes in the mucosa include friability of the mucosa and the presence of ectatic blood vessels at the surface.

Portwine stains are composed of networks of ectatic vessels in the outer dermis under a normal epidermis.

However, in GAVE, the ectatic blood vessels are more commonly found in the antrum or lower part of the stomach.

Acral arteriolar ectasia is characterized by purple serpiginous ectatic arterioles on the back of the fingers, presenting in the fifth decade of life.

On other hand in the subcutaneous area principal signs are; collectors, thinning, ectatic, tortuous, rest offs, reflux dermal, sclerosis, calcifications.

Argon plasma coagulation and electrocautery have both been used to stop bleeding from ectatic vessels, and to attempt to obliterate the vessels, but have limited utility if the disease is diffuse.

Biopsies of the stomach in patients with portal hypertensive gastropathy show ectatic (or dilated) blood vessels, evidence of bleeding by means of red blood cells in the lamina propria, and edema in the stomach wall.