title: [Relationship between Helicobacter pylori negative chronic superficial gastritis and functional dyspepsia: are they the same disease?].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discriminate between Helicobacter pylori (Hp) negative chronic superficial gastritis and functional dyspepsia (FD) from therapeutic point of view.
  
  
  METHODS
  214 patients with Hp negative chronic superficial gastritis were randomly assigned into two groups. One group was case control trial group, another was cross-treated self-control group. Ordinary treatment of chronic gastritis (plan A) and FD plan (plan B) were given. Symptoms and pathologic changes were analysed and compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the case control group, the total effective rate of plan A and plan B was 89.2% and 88.5% respectively; in the cross-treated self-control group, the total effective rate of plan A and plan B was 81.8% and 89.8% respectively; There was no significant difference in the effective rate of the two different plans (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hp negative chronic superficial gastritis is similar to FD from therapeutic point of view. The method of treatment of the two diseases may be same, though they are named differently.
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang University Gastroenterology Institution, Sir RunRun Shaw Hospital, Hangzhou 310016, China. Luozr75123@163.com
authors.forename: Zheng-ren
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Jian-min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Si
authors.forename: Jian-guo
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016481:Helicobacter Infections; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged