Gastric Xanthoma.
- Author:
Kyung Yong LEE
;
Gun Tae CHO
;
Woong Ki CHANG
;
Do Young SHIN
;
Jin Han KIM
;
Woo Joong KIM
;
Kyu Sung RIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Cholesterol;
Gastritis;
Heart;
Prevalence;
Triglycerides;
Xanthomatosis*
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1989;9(1):5-9
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Authors analysed 42 cases of gastric xanthoma, confirmed by gatroscopic biopsy, at Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University from March 1986 to December 1988 The results were as follows; 1) The prevalence of gastric xanthome was 0.9% in 7699 consecutive gastroacopies. 2) The prevalence of gastric xanthoma increased with age. 3) The frequent locations of gastric xanthoma were the antrum (56%) and the lower bady (29%). 4) The most frequent gastroduodenal lesion associated with gastric xanthoma was chronic superficial gastritis (77%). 5) The average level of cholosterol was 169.9 mg/dl, triglyceride was 102.6 mg/dl, and no conelation existed between the serum cholesterol or triglyceride level and the presence of gastric xanthoma.
