The Clinical Usefulness of Focally Enhanced Gastritis in Korean Patients with Crohn's Disease / 대한소화기학회지
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
;
: 23-28, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-17498
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
Focally enhanced gastritis (FEG) has been suggested as a specific diagnostic marker for patients with Crohn's disease (CD). However, the usefulness of FEG for distinguishing CD from ulcerative colitis (UC) is uncertain and the incidence or prevalence of FEG for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients in Korea has not been defined yet. In this study, we investigated the frequency of FEG and other gastric histological abnormalities in Korean patients with CD and UC.METHODS:
We evaluated 37 patients with known CD, 43 patients with UC and 41 non-IBD control group; all underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy followed by biopsy from the antrum and the body. The pathology of the gastric biopsy specimens and the presence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) were evaluated. FEG was characterized by a focal perifoveolar or periglandular inflammatory cell infiltrates.RESULTS:
H. pylori positive gastritis was found in 10 of 37 (27.0%) of CD patients, in 16 of 43 (37.2%) of UC patients, and in 22 of 41 (53.7%) of non-IBD control group (p=0.054). In H. pylori-negative patients, FEG was found in 8 of 27 patients (29.6%) of CD patients, 6 of 27 (22.2%) patients with UC, and 2 of 9 (10.5%) of non-IBD control group (p=0.324).CONCLUSIONS:
In H. pylori-negative patients, there was no statistically significant difference in the occurrence of FEG among CD, UC and control groups in Korea.
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Main subject:
Colitis, Ulcerative
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Crohn Disease
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Gastroscopy
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Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
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Gastritis
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Korea
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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