Abstract:A 72-year-old man was referred to the authors' hospital in December 1999 with a 2–3-month history of dyspepsia, abdominal bloating and loss of appetite. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsy revealed a moderate active atrophic gastritis with widespread intestinal metaplasia. Gastric biopsies also showed the presence of Helicobacter pylori which was subsequently treated with standard triple therapy. His symptoms improved with H. pylori eradication treatment and a subsequent 6-month follow-up endoscopy wi… Show more
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