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- Published on: 18 April 2016
- Published on: 18 April 2016Atrophic gastritis: pathology and endoscopy in the reversibility assessmentShow More
Dear Editor
We read the manuscript published by MM Walker [1] with interest. We agree that histology remains the most suitable test for both detecting and assessing reversion of atrophic gastritis. Such a view elicits two basic questions, however, i.e.
(a) how consistent are pathologists in recognizing gastric atrophy? and
(b) in Walker’s words, “where to biopsy?” and, we might add,...Conflict of Interest:
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