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Irregular arrangement of collecting venules (IRAC) provides a critical endoscopic insight in Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis: A secondary publication

  • Authors:
    • Yoshiki Katake
    • Kazuhito Ichikawa
    • Chikau Fujio
    • Shigeki Tomita
    • Johji Imura
    • Takahiro Fujimori
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    Affiliations: Katake Clinic (Ichouka Naika), Hyogo, Japan, Department of Surgical and Molecular Pathology, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan, Fujio Clinic, Hyogo, Japan, Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of an endoscopic atrophic border and irregular arrangement of collecting venules (IRAC) in the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)‑induced gastritis. Upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy was performed on 723 patients, who were screened them for H. pylori infection. Any patients who had undergone H. pylori eradication therapy were excluded from the study. The endoscopic atrophic border and IRAC in each patient were assessed. The H. pylori status was determined in the patients by combination of a serological test and/or histopathological examination. The H. pylori infection rates were 95.4% (455/477) in the group with an endoscopic atrophic border and 22.3% (55/246) in the group without an endoscopic atrophic border. In the diagnostic validity check, presence of an endoscopic atrophic border had a sensitivity of 89.2% and a specificity of 89.7%. Furthermore, the H. pylori infection rates were 95.5% (506/530) in the IRAC group and 2.1% (4/193) in the regular arrangement of collecting venules (RAC) group. In the diagnostic validity check, IRAC had a sensitivity of 99.2% and a specificity of 88.7%. In conclusion, the presence of an endoscopic atrophic border and IRAC are highly indicative of an H. pylori‑infected gastric mucosa.
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Katake Y, Ichikawa K, Fujio C, Tomita S, Imura J and Fujimori T: Irregular arrangement of collecting venules (IRAC) provides a critical endoscopic insight in Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis: A secondary publication. Biomed Rep 1: 23-27, 2013.
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Katake, Y., Ichikawa, K., Fujio, C., Tomita, S., Imura, J., & Fujimori, T. (2013). Irregular arrangement of collecting venules (IRAC) provides a critical endoscopic insight in Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis: A secondary publication. Biomedical Reports, 1, 23-27. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2012.8
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Katake, Y., Ichikawa, K., Fujio, C., Tomita, S., Imura, J., Fujimori, T."Irregular arrangement of collecting venules (IRAC) provides a critical endoscopic insight in Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis: A secondary publication". Biomedical Reports 1.1 (2013): 23-27.
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Katake, Y., Ichikawa, K., Fujio, C., Tomita, S., Imura, J., Fujimori, T."Irregular arrangement of collecting venules (IRAC) provides a critical endoscopic insight in Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis: A secondary publication". Biomedical Reports 1, no. 1 (2013): 23-27. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2012.8
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Katake Y, Ichikawa K, Fujio C, Tomita S, Imura J and Fujimori T: Irregular arrangement of collecting venules (IRAC) provides a critical endoscopic insight in Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis: A secondary publication. Biomed Rep 1: 23-27, 2013.
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Katake, Y., Ichikawa, K., Fujio, C., Tomita, S., Imura, J., & Fujimori, T. (2013). Irregular arrangement of collecting venules (IRAC) provides a critical endoscopic insight in Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis: A secondary publication. Biomedical Reports, 1, 23-27. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2012.8
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Katake, Y., Ichikawa, K., Fujio, C., Tomita, S., Imura, J., Fujimori, T."Irregular arrangement of collecting venules (IRAC) provides a critical endoscopic insight in Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis: A secondary publication". Biomedical Reports 1.1 (2013): 23-27.
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Katake, Y., Ichikawa, K., Fujio, C., Tomita, S., Imura, J., Fujimori, T."Irregular arrangement of collecting venules (IRAC) provides a critical endoscopic insight in Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis: A secondary publication". Biomedical Reports 1, no. 1 (2013): 23-27. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2012.8
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