Open AccessDifferent Pathophysiology of Gastritis between East and West? An Asian Perspective
Author(s) -
Hidekazu Suzuki,
Hideki Mori
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
inflammatory intestinal diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2296-9403
pISSN - 2296-9365
DOI - 10.1159/000446301
Subject(s) - pathophysiology , perspective (graphical) , gastritis , east asia , medicine , history , helicobacter pylori , china , art , archaeology , visual arts
The incidence of gastric cancer in Asia is higher than that in Europe and Northern America. Helicobacter pylori infection is the most important factor for the development of atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer. The geographical distribution of the prevalence and virulence factors of H. pylori are important to understand the difference between gastritis in the East and West.
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