Cheli R, Simon L, Elster K, Bocchini R
Endoscopy. 1982 Jan;14(1):1-3. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1021559.
It is known that chronic inflammatory phenomena of the gastric mucosa fairly often occur in asymptomatic subjects. Starting from this fact, the authors decided to investigate possible non-symptomatic oesophageal inflammatory lesions referable to oesophagitis and any other digestive and/or systemic pathology. Furthermore it was also intended to ascertain the possible existence of geographical differences. 108 subjects, 65 Italians and 43 Hungarians, were studied. The endoscopic examination revealed congestion of the lower third of the oesophageal tract in 5 Italians out of 65, whereas all the Hungarians presented normal oesophageal findings. The histological examination showed inflammatory lesions in 13 Italians and 10 Hungarians. The incidence of lesions was higher in the fifth and the sixth decade of life. The results suggest that oesophageal inflammatory lesions are fairly frequent in asymptomatic subjects, with no significant differences between the two groups considered; the role of the histological bioptic investigation in the diagnosis of oesophageal inflammatory lesions is underlined.
众所周知，胃黏膜的慢性炎症现象相当频繁地出现在无症状的受试者中。基于这一事实，作者决定调查可能存在的与食管炎以及任何其他消化和/或全身病理相关的无症状食管炎性病变。此外，还旨在确定是否存在地域差异。对108名受试者进行了研究，其中65名意大利人和43名匈牙利人。内镜检查显示，65名意大利人中有5人食管下段三分之一处充血，而所有匈牙利人的食管检查结果均正常。组织学检查显示，13名意大利人和10名匈牙利人有炎性病变。病变发生率在50岁和60岁年龄段较高。结果表明，无症状受试者中食管炎性病变相当常见，所考虑的两组之间无显著差异；强调了组织学活检在食管炎性病变诊断中的作用。
