Subjects were recruited from the patients who aged 40 years or old, and needed esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) for diagnosis of dyspepsia or health checkup in the participating facilities between March 2008 and February 2009.
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Subjects were recruited from the patients who aged 40 years or old, and needed esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) for diagnosis of dyspepsia or health checkup in the participating facilities between March 2008 and February 2009.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were histories of gastric surgery, eradication of H. pylori, treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antiplatelet agents, anticoagulants, steroids, antibiotics or proton pump inhibitors within 4 weeks prior to entry, severe liver, renal, or cardiopulmonary dysfunctions or blood diseases including anemia and hemorrhagic tendency.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Normal stomach has a significant tendency to have fundic-type gland mucosa, but not pyloric-type gland mucosa. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactShigemi Nakajima
Japan Community Health care Organization Shiga Hospital General Medicine
Outcome results
None listed