title: [Chronic gastritis. A study of 151 cases diagnosed using gastric biopsy].
abstract: With the aim to detect a correlation between endoscopic aspects and histological features of chronic gastritis, the Authors have analysed retrospectively a series of 151 cases where endoscopic alterations were likely due to chronic gastritis and in all cases multiple biopsies were performed. A possible correlation between endoscopy, histology and occurrence of intestinal metaplasia has been carefully evaluated. Only in chronic atrophic gastritis a certain relationship between endoscopic features and histologic diagnosis was detectable: in the same cases a high incidence of intestinal metaplasia was found as well, independently from the severity of endoscopic and/or histologic aspects. The Authors discuss the controversial problems in terminology and endoscopic definition of chronic gastritis.
authors.affiliation: Divisione Medicina I, U.S.L. n. 20, Ospedale S. Giovanni di Dio, Cagliari.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goffi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ledda
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pisano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernasconi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005756:Gastritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Gastriti croniche. Studio di 151 casi diagnosticati con biopsia gastrica.