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Gastric Pit Density and Depth of Foveolae of the Gastric Body Mucosa Assessed by Dye Endoscopy
Author(s) -
TAKECHI Keishi,
OHASHI Miyoji,
KODA Koji,
SHIMOJO Hirofumi,
MORIWAKI Hisataka,
MUTO Yasutoshi,
YAMADA Tetsuya
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/j.1443-1661.1993.tb00623.x
Subject(s) - foveolar cell , medicine , gastric mucosa , biopsy , gastric fundus , anatomy , endoscopy , stomach
We examined the histological characteristics of the foveolar zone of the gastric body mucosa, using dye endoscopy and endoscopic biopsy. In 63 patients, the gastric area type of the gastric body was placed in one of the following categories; fundic gland type 0 (F 0 ), where small and fine areas are arranged closely to one another; F 1 , where the areas are largest in size, round and high; F 2 , where the areas are intemediate in size but not so high; F 3 , where small and flat areas are loosely arranged; pseudo‐pyloric gland type 1 (Pb 1 ), where the areas are regular in size and arrangement; and the completely atrophic gland type (Pb 2 ) with areas irregular in size and arrangement. The histological characteristics of the foveolar zone were emmined on printed microphotographs of the biopsy specimens of the gastric body. The density of the gastric pit was defined as the number of pits in a 1 mm width of the mucosal surface and depth of the foveolae was measured as the distance between the top and bottom (or the isthmus) of the foveolae as seen on vertical sections. The gastric pit density and depth of the foveolae were dense and shallow, respectively, in FO and sparse and deep, in Pbl and Pb 2 respectively. The degree of these factors showed independency in area types F 0 , F 1 and Pb 2 and there were correlations of P<0.033 and P<0.001 between F 2 and Pb 1 , F 3 and Pb 1 , respectively. Our observations may be useful to define atrophic gastritis in the gastric body mucosa, in terms of the gastric area types.