J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013;28(2):279-284. We demonstrated that gastric mucosal patterns were associated with histological severity of atrophy and metaplasia. Of abnormal patterns, the degree of ...

Atrophic gastritis is a possible underlying factor in the production of lacerations at the cardia. Atrophic mucosa may be less resistant than normal mucosa to the traumatic effects of vomiting.

The authors conclude that gastric juice analysis is both more effective and cheaper than conventional techniques for the diagnosis of AGOM and H. pylori infection.

Notably, it is the first study to affirm the efficacy of annual endoscopy using LM-NBI for detecting gastric neoplasms, particularly in regions of map-like redness or atrophic/metaplastic mucosa.