Prevalence of Histological Gastritis in a Community Population and Association with Epigastric Pain

ConclusionGastritis is common in the population with a prevalence of 40% and is usually asymptomatic. Chronic body gastritis may be associated with epigastric pain, but independent validation is required to confirm these findings. Clinicians should not generally ascribe symptoms to histological gastritis.
Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research