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Nonneoplastic Diseases of the Stomach

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This chapter reviews the key clinical and histological findings of the most common forms of gastritis, focusing on diagnostically relevant questions for reactive gastropathy, peptic disease, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) gastritis, and autoimmune gastritis. In addition the key histological findings are discussed for rare forms of gastritis including lymphocytic gastritis, collagenous gastritis, granulomatous gastritis, eosinophilic gastritis, Sarcina gastritis, autoimmune atrophic pangastritis, idiopathic chronic gastritis, and Menetrier disease.

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Torbenson, M. (2021). Nonneoplastic Diseases of the Stomach. In: Wang, H.L., Chen, Z.E. (eds) Practical Gastrointestinal Pathology. Practical Anatomic Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51268-2_4

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