Correlation of Endoscopic Redness with Histological Findings in Superficial Gastritis.
- Author:
Joon Mo CHUNG
;
Yong Hwan CHOI
;
Sung Kook KIM
;
Chang Hyeong LEE
;
Young Ok KWEON
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Superficial gastritis;
Redness;
Acute inflammatory change;
Atrophy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Atrophy;
Biopsy;
Edema;
Gastritis*;
Humans;
Mucous Membrane;
Mucus
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1995;15(4):664-669
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Superficial gastritis has been classified as a type of chronic gastritis, since a report of Schindler in GASTRLTIS, 1947. Howev~er, Benedict reported that superficial gastritis is only acute gastritis or shows normal mucosa histologically. The com mon endopical findings of chronic superficial gastritis were adherent mucus, edema, redness. The common redness which were encounterd are patchy redness and comb-like redness(Kammrotung). We studied the relationship between the redness of superficial gastritis and acute inflammatory changes histologically. Each case of superfieial gastritis was biopsied to redening and non-redening mucosa respectively. We collected 24 cases with 48 biopsy specimens. The results are as follows: Acute inflammatory changes were found only one case in redness and none in non-redness groups. There was no difference in acute inflammatory changes in two groups. The degree of mucosal atrophy were 62.5%, 66.7% in normal mucosa, 12.5%, 16.7~% in mild atrophy, 25%, 12.5% in moderate atrophy, 0%, 4.l% in severe atrophy with respect to redness and non-redness mucosa respectively. There was no difference in degree of mucosal atrophy in two groups. Mucosal atrophies were higher in older ages above 41 years old than below 40 and with increasing age, there was increasing tendency of mucosal atrophy. In conclusion, There was no relationships between mucosal redness and acute in flammatory changes histologically and also between mucosal redness and degree of atrophy.
