Atrophic Gastritis in Chongqing an Observation of Clinical Patterns in 100 cases / 第三军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

This is the report of a well-planned study of 100 cases of atrophic gastritis in Chongqing area including gastroscopic examinations, biopsies, and determinations of the levels of gastric acidity and fasting serum gastrin (FSG) , of the parietal cell antibody (PCA) titer, and of the peripheral blood T cell count (ANAE method) .Atrophic change was limited in the antrum in 89 out of the 100 cases; it involved the antrum and the body of the stomach in lo cases. There was only one case showing distinct atrophic change on ths mucosa of the body and only mild and superficial inflammation in the antrum. The MAO and PAO of the gastric acid of the patients were lower than that of the control group but the difference was not significant statistically (P