PMID: 7513574Jan 1, 1994Paper

Endoscopic and morphologic characteristics of the gastric mucosa in children of the Far North

Vestnik Rossiĭskoĭ akademii meditsinskikh nauk
M V KashcheevaL M Nepomniashchikh

Abstract

The epidemiological studies in Evenkia and Yakutia have revealed children with gastroduodenal abnormalities. The endoscopic examination has shown that that there is a prevalence of superficial gastritis in Evenkia and hypertrophic gastritis in Yakutia, the histological studies have found no substantial differences. Gastroduodenal reflux was recorded in Evenk children more frequently, in 51.7% it was accompanied by lymphoid cell infiltration in the intrinsic mucosal plate.

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