History of chronic gastritis: How our perceptions have changed

• DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i13.1851
• Publication Date: 2024-04-02T08:20:41Z
• Authors: Dmitry Bordin; Maria Livzan
• Keywords: Intestinal metaplasia; Chronic gastritis; Metaplasia; Atrophic gastritis; Lamina propria

Currently, the diagnostic strategy for chronic gastritis (CG) is aimed not just at fixing presence of gastric mucosal inflammation, but also cancer (GC) risk stratification in a particular patient. Modern classification approach with definition stage determines need, activities and frequency dynamic monitoring However, this attitude to patient suffering from CG was far always. The present publication literature review describing key milestones history research, description first observations inflammation mucosa, assessment as predominantly functional disease, advent endoscopy upper digestive tract biopsy, role Helicobacter pylori infection progression inflammatory changes atrophy, intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia GC.