Chronic gastritis

Chronic gastritis (chronic gestritis) refers to chronic inflammation or atrophic lesions of the gastric mucosa caused by different causes. The essence is that after repeated damage to the gastric mucosa epithelium, due to the specific regenerative ability of the mucosa, the mucosa undergoes reconstruction and eventually leads to irreversible Atrophy of the inherent gastric glands, or even disappear. This disease is very common, accounting for about 80 to 90% of patients undergoing gastroscopy, more men than women, the incidence gradually increased with age. Chronic superficial gastritis, atrophic gastritis, and chronic erosive gastritis are the two most common types of chronic gastritis. The clinical incidence of chronic gastritis in children and chronic gastritis in the elderly has gradually increased in recent years.

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