title: Single Gastric Biopsy in Subjects with Low Acid Secretion after Maximal Histamine Stimulation.
abstract: Examinations of 83 patients and 13 healthy subjects with the augmented histamine test and gastric biopsy show that a maximal acid secretion lower than 10 mEq HCl/hour signifies a diffuse gastritic lesion, the type of which can be verified by a single gastric biopsy. Detailed investigations of the nature and clinical course of gastritis, however, require repeated tests of gastric function and multiple gastric biopsies.
authors.affiliation: a Surgical Dept. A and Dept, of Pathology, Bispebjerg Hospital , Copenhagen , Denmark.|b Bispebjerg Hospital Surgical Dept. A Copenhagen NV , Denmark.
authors.forename: Poul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.affiliation: a Surgical Dept. A and Dept, of Pathology, Bispebjerg Hospital , Copenhagen , Denmark.
authors.forename: Å
authors.initials: Å
authors.lastname: Johansen
keywords: Gastric mucosa; biopsy; gastric acidity determination; gastric juice; gastritis