Is Discrimination between Type A and B Atrophic Gastritis Clinically Useful in Achlorhydria?

Chronic (Nonerosive) Gastritis: Pathogenesis and Management

“…However, the subdivision of antral gastritis is arbitrary as there are no markers for these entities, and the term 'hy persecretory' is not widely accepted. For these reasons the approach of Strickland and Mackay [ 10] will be used, although there is a broad gray zone [13].…”