Nodular gastritis in Japanese young adults: endoscopic and histological observations

Abstract

Diffuse-type NG depended on sex, and antral nodularity seemed to change from the diffuse to the nondiffuse type in association with atrophy.

Introduction of an examination and treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection in high school health screening

“…Nodular gastritis was the most frequent endoscopic finding in our subjects, as it was recognized in two-thirds of students with H. pylori infection. It is well known that nodular gastritis is the most common endoscopic finding in youth with H. pylori infection [15], and the nodular appearance is composed of lymph follicles due to H. pylori infection. Atrophic gastritis was observed in about half of the students with H. pylori infection in our study; however, the endoscopic degree was determined to be the closed type in all of them.…”

Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy Ameliorates Latent Digestive Symptoms in Chronic Atrophic Gastritis

“…Although there is no definite consensus regarding the association between symptoms and endoscopic findings, a recent study reported that patients with nodular gastritis exhibited a clinical amelioration of symptoms after H. pylori eradication therapy, and this is correlated with the endoscopic resolution of nodularity [27]. Nodular gastritis is generally more common among younger patients with mild atrophic mucosa [28]. In this study, we observed better amelioration of symptoms after H. pylori eradication therapy in the younger age group than in the older age group.…”

Clinical Characteristics and the Expression Profiles of Inflammatory Cytokines/Cytokine Regulatory Factors in Asymptomatic Patients with Nodular Gastritis

“…The endoscopic biopsy of NG shows lymphoid follicles and the infiltration of mononuclear cells by histopathological examination [5,6,8,9]. Since the discovery of Helicobacter pylori, several studies have shown nodular gastritis to be closely associated with H. pylori infection [3,7,10,11].…”