Does gastric atrophy exist in children?

作     者：Georges Dimitrov Frédéric Gottrand 

作者机构：Gastroenterology hepatology and nutrition Unit Clinic of Pediatrics H?pital J de Flandre CHRU de Lille et Faculté de Médecine Université de Lille 2 Lille France 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 (世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2006年第12卷第39期

页      面：6274-6279页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100202[医学-儿科学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Gastric atrophy Gastritis H pylori Intestinal metaplasia Gastric cancer Children 

摘      要：Several clinical reports confirmed that gastric atrophy is a pathology not only limited to adult patients. In pediatrics, it is most olden described in association with a H pylori infection but this bacteria does not seem to be the only etiological factor of this preneoplastic state in children. The frequency of gastric atrophy and intestinal metaplasia in children are unknown because they are not systematically sought during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The lack of specific histological classification of children＇s gastropathies makes their diagnosis difficult for pathologists. Based on our knowledge to date, we think that it is necessary to describe, in detail, the natural course of this lesion during childhood. A close and prolonged clinical and endoscopic follow-up is important for children with gastric atrophy.