Gastritis staging in clinical practice by OLGA (Operative Link for Gastritis Assessment) system – Evaluation of gastric mucosal atrophy and metaplasia
I Szabó, A Illés, S Gódi, J Czimmer, G Pár, F Pakodi, B Márton, I Hegedűs, A Kravják, B Bogner, L Pajor, Á Vincze · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2012 · Heft 05
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Chronic gastritis being an inflammatory condition of gastric mucosa results glandular atrophy and metaplasia leading to increased risk of gastric cancer. OLGA system has been developed by Rugge et al. to evaluate atrophy staging and to prognosticate the risk of cancer. The aim of our study was to examine the potential beneficial aspects of OLGA sampling for clinical practice. Methods: During Jan-Jun, 2011 one hundred ten gastric biopsies were taken according to standardized biopsy mapping required for OLGA staging (2 samples from the antrum, 1 from the incisura and 2 from the stomach) and 180 by traditional way…
