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Reactive gastropathy is the long-term process of a mucosal injury caused by chronic exposure to irritating substances. These substances produce a chemical reaction that erodes your stomach lining over time, which is why reactive gastropathy is also called chemical gastropathy.
4 kwi 2024 · Reactive gastropathy is a condition that develops when substances such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), alcohol, or bile damage the cells that cover the inside of the stomach. Another name for this condition is chemical gastropathy. What causes reactive gastropathy?
Reactive gastropathy, chemical gastropathy also called gastritis of « C type » or "chemical gastritis" [1] is an abnormality in the stomach caused by chemicals, e.g. bile, alcohol, and characteristically has minimal inflammation.
The finding of reactive gastropathy indicates the presence of an offending agent, usually nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or reflux of bile acid-containing duodenal contents into...
24 maj 2018 · Gastropathy is a medical term for stomach diseases, especially those that affect your stomach’s mucosal lining. There are many types of gastropathy, some harmless and others more serious. If...
Reactive gastropathy. Reactive gastropathy is caused by long-term contact with substances that irritate the stomach lining, most often nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), alcohol, and bile reflux, which is backward flow of bile from the small intestine to the stomach.
Purpose: Reactive gastropathy is a term increasingly used by pathologists to describe gastric biopsies which demonstrate foveolar hyperplasia and is assumed to be due to topical mucosal injury from noxious chemical agents such as bile salts and NSAIDS.
