TY - JOUR
T1 - The pathology of gastric cardia
T2 - A prospective, endoscopic, and morphologic study
AU - Cestari, Renzo
AU - Villanacci, Vincenzo
AU - Bassotti, Gabrio
AU - Rossi, Elisa
AU - Casa, Domenico Della
AU - Missale, Guido
AU - Minelli, Luigi
AU - Cengia, Paolo
AU - Gambarotti, Marco
AU - Pirali, Francesco
AU - Donato, Francesco
AU - Genta, Robert M.
PY - 2007/5
Y1 - 2007/5
N2 - "Carditis" (inflammation of the gastric cardiac mucosa) may be associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), whereas other studies argue that Helicobacter pylori could play a significant role in the chronic cardiac damage. We examined prospectively histologic features of gastric cardia, esophagitis, and H. pylori status in 204 consecutive subjects with GERD symptoms (57.3% male, 42.7% female mean age 49.2 y) undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with multiple biopsies in the distal esophagus, cardiac region, and stomach. These were assessed for esophagitis landmarks [Ismail Beigi grading (g0-3)], gastritis, and H. pylori infection (Sydney classification). The average symptom duration was 10.8 months. Endoscopy showed no erosive disease in 54.5% patients, grade "A" esophagitis in 37.6%, "B" in 8%, and "C" in 1 case. Histologic examination disclosed g0 in 8.3% patients, g1 in 78.4%, g2 in 12.8%, and g3 in 1; analysis of the cardia showed oxyntic mucosa in 27.9% patients and chronic cardiac mucosa inflammation in 72.1%. Carditis was significantly related to macroscopic esophagitis (P=0.044) and heartburn score (P=0.001). H. pylori cardiac infection was present in 27.4% cases (73.2% associated with cardiac mucosa). Gastric H. pylori infection was demonstrated in 35% patients. H. pylori in the cardiac region was associated with gastric H. pylori infection (P=0.001) and with paucity of GERD symptoms (P=0.05). A good correlation between carditis and GERD, concerning symptoms and macroscopic esophagitis was found in this study. H. pylori-related carditis is likely to be differently compared with the GERD-related type.
AB - "Carditis" (inflammation of the gastric cardiac mucosa) may be associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), whereas other studies argue that Helicobacter pylori could play a significant role in the chronic cardiac damage. We examined prospectively histologic features of gastric cardia, esophagitis, and H. pylori status in 204 consecutive subjects with GERD symptoms (57.3% male, 42.7% female mean age 49.2 y) undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with multiple biopsies in the distal esophagus, cardiac region, and stomach. These were assessed for esophagitis landmarks [Ismail Beigi grading (g0-3)], gastritis, and H. pylori infection (Sydney classification). The average symptom duration was 10.8 months. Endoscopy showed no erosive disease in 54.5% patients, grade "A" esophagitis in 37.6%, "B" in 8%, and "C" in 1 case. Histologic examination disclosed g0 in 8.3% patients, g1 in 78.4%, g2 in 12.8%, and g3 in 1; analysis of the cardia showed oxyntic mucosa in 27.9% patients and chronic cardiac mucosa inflammation in 72.1%. Carditis was significantly related to macroscopic esophagitis (P=0.044) and heartburn score (P=0.001). H. pylori cardiac infection was present in 27.4% cases (73.2% associated with cardiac mucosa). Gastric H. pylori infection was demonstrated in 35% patients. H. pylori in the cardiac region was associated with gastric H. pylori infection (P=0.001) and with paucity of GERD symptoms (P=0.05). A good correlation between carditis and GERD, concerning symptoms and macroscopic esophagitis was found in this study. H. pylori-related carditis is likely to be differently compared with the GERD-related type.
KW - Cardia
KW - Gastroesophageal reflux
KW - Helicobacter pylori
KW - Histology
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U2 - 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31802c9dd5
DO - 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31802c9dd5
M3 - Article
C2 - 17460453
AN - SCOPUS:34247568894
SN - 0147-5185
VL - 31
SP - 706
EP - 710
JO - American Journal of Surgical Pathology
JF - American Journal of Surgical Pathology
IS - 5
ER -