Gastroduodenal mucosa in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity11162 @entity1593 @entity2681 @entity3178 @entity29 @entity3621 @entity1534 @entity14 @entity4143 @entity356
BACKGROUND: We have assessed gastroduodenal, endoscopical and histopathological findings in a series of @entity1 with @entity3178 ( @entity3178 ). METHODS: We studied 75 @entity1 with @entity3178 , 27 with @entity4143 ( @entity4143 ) and 48 with @entity11162 ( @entity11162 ), and 60 controls. Data of endoscopical findings were collected and biopsies were assessed. RESULTS: @entity1534 infection rate was 15% in @entity3178 and 28% in the controls (p = 0.088). Age at diagnosis of @entity3178 was higher in @entity1534 positive than negative @entity1 (63.4    9.6 vs. 54.4    13.1 years; p = 0.034). @entity356 were more prevalent in @entity4143 than in @entity11162 (25.9% vs. 6.2%; p = 0.030) and associated with thick body glands and antral predominance of @entity3621 in @entity1534 positive @entity1 . Rates of focal @entity3621 (5.6% vs. 6.9%) and @entity3621 (5.6% vs. 10%) were similar in @entity3178 and controls. @entity11162 was associated with @entity356 and @entity3621 . Fifteen @entity1 (20%) had @entity1593 . CONCLUSIONS: Unlike @entity11162 , @entity4143 is associated with @entity2681 , likely related with the high acid secretion capacity as indicated by the ample body glands and antral predominance of @entity3621 in @entity1534 associated cases of @entity4143 . The presence of some divergent gastroduodenal features in @entity11162 and @entity4143 , and in comparison with those reported in @entity29 ( @entity29 ), supports the concept that these two conditions differ not only from @entity29 but also from each other. The findings also suggest the presence of pathogenetic links between @entity14 .
