Development and progression of chronic gastritis in the antrum and body mucosa: results of long-term follow-up examinations.

Abstract

A bioptical follow-up over 6 years of the status of the antral and body mucosa has been carried out in 81 subjects who formed a part of a random sample of an Estonian rural population. Gastritis in the body mucosa showed an expected progression. In the antral mucosa, on the other hand, progression was seen only in younger subjects, while in those over 50 years of age antral gastritis displayed a distinct slowing and even retardation of the gastritic process.