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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2013; 19(48): 9392-9398
Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9392
Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9392
Table 1 Characteristics of study patients n (%)
Diff-GC | Undiff-GC | GU | DU | Gastritis and normal | |
Number of patients | 46 | 23 | 8 | 22 | 76 |
Age (yr, mean ± SD) | 70.6 ± 9.2 | 65.5 ± 8.2 | 62.6 ± 10.6 | 49.2 ± 12.4 | 63.7 ± 12.5 |
Sex, male/ female | 36/10 | 7/16 | 6/2 | 17/5 | 50/26 |
Current Helicobacter pylori- infection | 40 (87.0) | 21 (91.3) | 8 (100) | 22 (100) | 48 (63.2) |
Endoscopic degree of atrophy (mild/ moderate/ severe) | 3/14/29 | 9/12/2 | 2/2/4 | 20/2/0 | 41/15/20 |
Round pits in LC | 12 (35.3) | 12 (52.2) | 3 (37.5) | 22 (100) | 48 (63.2) |
Round pits in GC | 33 (71.7) | 23 (100) | 8 (100) | 22 (100) | 63 (82.9) |
Table 2 Correlation between current disease and whiteness of crypt openings in round pit areas n (%)
Whiteness of COs | White-edged dark spot | White | DWP |
Diff-GC | 16 (35.6) | 24 (53.3) | 5 (11.1) |
Undiff-GC | 2 (5.7) | 17 (48.6) | 16 (45.7) |
GU | 2 (18.2) | 6 (54.5) | 3 (27.3) |
DU | 13 (29.5) | 26 (59.1) | 5 (11.4) |
Gastritis and normal | 56 (50.5) | 41 (36.9) | 14 (12.6) |
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Citation: Kawamura M, Sekine H, Abe S, Shibuya D, Kato K, Masuda T. Clinical significance of white gastric crypt openings observed
via magnifying endoscopy. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(48): 9392-9398 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i48/9392.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9392