Korean J Helicobacter Up Gastrointest Res.
2013 Mar;13(1):1-5. 10.7704/kjhugr.2013.13.1.1.
Atrophic Gastritis: Pathophysiology and Etiology
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Digestive Disease Center, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. sefamily@kuh.ac.kr
- KMID: 2305159
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.7704/kjhugr.2013.13.1.1
Abstract
- In Korea, a lot of Helicobacter pylori infection, atrophic gastritis (AG) is very important due to AG is a well-established precursor of intestinal gastric cancer. H. pylori is a major risk factor for AG. In addition, environmental and host factors are also considered as risk factors, however, autoimmune induced AG is rare. In Korea, prevalence of AG is approximately 30% and gastric cancer occurs in AG at about 1% per year. Therefore, endoscopic screening less than every two year is recommended. In accordance with these aspects, decreasing the occurrence or progression of AG by treating H. pylori infection should be considered.
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