Table 1
The number of patients showing autofluorescent material in haematoxylin and eosin stained duodenal sections excited with incident light fluorescence
| No. of patients | Superficial gastric cells | Columnar duodenal cells with DGM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CG+DGM, patients with chronic gastritis (GC) and duodenal gastric metaplasia (DGM). Control group I, patients with normal gastric and duodenal mucosa at initial diagnosis. Control group II, patients with chronic gastritis without duodenal gastric metaplasia at initial diagnosis. Control group III, patients with duodenal villous atrophy at initial diagnosis. | |||
| CG+DGM | 30 | 30/30 | 30/30 |
| Control group I | 30 | 30/30 | 0/30 |
| Control group II | 30 | 30/30 | 1/30 |
| Control group III | 5 | 5/5 | 0/5 |
| All | 95 | 95/95 | 31/95 |
