Abstract The Sydney System for the classification of gastritis emphasized the importance of
combining topographical, morphological, and etiological information into a schema that …

A worldwide-accepted histologic, classification of the gastric carcinomatous and
precancerous lesions is a prerequisite for a consistent recording of epidemiologic data and …

The gastric transitional zones are the junctional zones between the different types of
mucosa: antral-body, body-cardia, and antrum-duodenum. In this article, the importance of …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Currently available Helicobacter pylori models show variable and,
in some instances, poor colonization. There is a need for a strain with high colonizing ability …

Objective To analyze the potential variability in rates of circumferential resection margin
(CRM) involvement between different surgeons and time periods and to determine the …

Background Flat and depressed colorectal tumours were originally thought to be unique to
the Japanese population. Recently there have been reports of flat and depressed lesions in …

Objectives: Examine the cause of local recurrence (LR) and patient survival (S) following
abdominoperineal resection (APR) and anterior resection (AR) for rectal carcinoma and the …

Mast cell/nerve associations have been recorded in several publications; however, the
human gastrointestinal tract has received little attention. Accordingly, mucosal samples from …

We designed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for amplifying the Helicobacter pylori gene
encoding 16S rRNA. Primers for the specific detection of H. pylori were designed for areas of …

Background & Aims: Observational studies have suggested that Helicobacter pylori may
protect against gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), but these results could be due to bias …