'Cardiac-type' (mucinous) mucosa and carditis are both associated with Helicobacter pylori-related gastritis

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-74

  Gulmann, Christian ^a   Rathore, Omar ^a   Grace, Antoinette ^a   Hegarty, Helen ^a   O'Grady, Anthony ^a   Leader, Mary ^a   Patchett, Stephen ^a   Kay, Elaine ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cardia; Gastritis; Gastro oesophageal reflux; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH MUCOSA; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; METAPLASIA; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATROPHY; CARDIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTRITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYLORIC ANTRUM;

EID: 3042820324     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200401000-00011     Document Type: Article

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