Radiology, Vol 146, 303-306, Copyright © 1983 by Radiological Society of North America
Coarse areae gastricae in the proximal body and fundus: a sign of gastric hypersecreton. Radiological and endoscopic correlation
H Watanabe, S Magota, S Shiiba, K Ebata and K Yoshiya
The clinical significance of coarse areae gastricae in the proximal body
and fundus on the double-contrast radiograph was investigated in 60
patients. Radiographic findings were correlated with endoscopic features
and biochemical analysis of gastric juice as well as with the clinical and
endoscopic features of 98 controls with a regular mucosal pattern. The
patients with the coarse pattern had more gastric secretion than the
control group. Ulcers were seen in 65% of patients, particularly in the
duodenum (48%); they were more commonly associated with a coarse pattern
and closely related to gastric hyperacidity. Coarse areae gastricae in the
proximal body and fundus may be a useful radiographic sign in assessment of
gastric secretion.
