Clinical-histopathological characterization of chronic gastritis

Abstract

Introduction: Gastritis is a disease with high morbidity worldwide, the main risk actor is Helicobacter pylori infection. Objective: To describe the clinical, histopathological and endoscopic characteristics in a population with chronic gastritis. Material and methods: An observational, descriptive, retrospective study was carried out, including 49 patients who attended the external consultation of the gastroenterology area, from 18 to 65 years of age, who underwent the histopathological and endoscopic study in the Gastroenterology Service. at the Quevedo General Hospital, in Los Ríos-Ecuador, during September 2017 - September 2018. Results: A predominance of the male gender was observed (65%); in people over 40 years of age (55%), epigastralgia and heartburn sensation, 39% and 35% respectively, were the most frequent symptoms. The positivity for Helicobacter pylori reached 86%, and the non-erosive lesion 73%. %, there was a greater presence of the non-atrophic form (84%) over the atrophic one. Conclusions: Chronic gastritis predominated in the age group older than 40 years and the male gender, with the most prevalent risk factors being Helicobacter pylori infection and those associated with the consumption of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, poor diet, alcohol and tobacco, symptoms such as epigastralgia and the sensation of stomach acidity were the most frequent. The endoscopic finding was greater for non-erosive forms, and according to histopathology, moderate antral non-atrophic gastritis was the most frequent.