[Duodenogastric reflux and chronic gastritis].

In a review of the literature it is considered a possible relation between duodenogastric reflux and chronic gastritis. Doubtless bile acids are able to break down mucosal barrier in an acute action. But it is not proven, that bile acids cause chronic gastritis in chronic action. Furthermore duodenogastric bile reflux is a frequent and physiological event. Therefore we can not accept the duodenogastric reflux as the cause of simple chronic gastritis. The expression "reflux gastritis" is not correct for each kind of chronic gastritis that is no auto-immune gastritis.