The practical habits you wish you had learned in residency
Clinical history: 75 year-old female with intestinal metaplasia seen on previous random gastric biopsy Site: Stomach (body) Histology: Diagnosis: Autoimmune metaplastic atrophic gastritis Diagnostic notes: As compared to H. pylori gastritis, the inflammation is predominantly in base of the mucosa
Clinical history: 26 year-old male with no significant past medical history presents with persistent vague abdominal pain Site: Stomach Histology: Diagnosis: Helicobacter pylori gastritis Diagnostic notes: It’s important to distinguish Helicobacter pylori gastritis from autoimmune metaplastic atrophic gastritis (AMAG) which