The correlation between the endoscopic impression of gastritis and histologic gastritis is poor and there are few well-known histologic gastritides that yield specific diagnoses. Gastroenterologists might therefore be frustrated by the surgical pathology report accompanying a set of gastric biopsies. The authors of this Review explain common pathologic diagnoses of gastric inflammation and address communication deficiencies between pathologists and gastroenterologists.
- Barbara J McKenna
- Henry D Appelman
