title: How to assess the severity of atrophic gastritis.
abstract: Atrophic gastritis, is the main consequence of long-standing Helicobacter pylori infection, and is linked to the development of gastric cancer. The severity of atrophic gastritis is related to the lifetime risk of gastric cancer development, especially in terms of its degree and extent of mucosal damage. Therefore, it is important for clinicians to assess the severity of atrophic gastritis, interfere with the disease progress, and reverse gastric mucosal atrophy. In the article, we demonstrated some methods (conventional endoscopy, modern endoscopic technology and noninvasive methods) that may help assess the severity of atrophic gastritis and select the reasonable treatment protocols.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Zhi-Peng
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Ya-Li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005757:Gastritis, Atrophic / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers