The pathological report you gave is a little simple.
Let me explain something to you:
1. "Visual inspection: 2 gray plastic soft tissues with a diameter of 0.3cm" refers to the macroscopic size of the gastric tissue taken by biopsy;
2. "Millet has two small pieces of gastric fundus gland mucosa", which means that the biopsy tissue is confirmed as gastric fundus gland mucosa under microscope;
3. "Mild chronic inflammation", this is the conclusion. Microscopically, patients with mild chronic gastritis without clinical symptoms do not need treatment;
4. "Intestinal metaplasia", we borrow a professional description: "Intestinal metaplasia of gastric mucosa, referred to as intestinal metaplasia, is a relatively common phenomenon, especially for the elderly. Intestinal metaplasia is often accompanied by chronic gastritis, especially chronic atrophic gastritis. " ;
5. "HP (-)" means that Helicobacter pylori infection has not been found-a good thing!
Fourth, the report is not detailed enough. "Intestinal metaplasia" should be stained by immunohistochemistry if possible to distinguish intestinal metaplasia from colonic metaplasia. The former is safe, and the latter is closely related to carcinogenesis.
In any case, "mild chronic inflammation with intestinal metaplasia" is more common in the elderly. Online medical care is not easy to treat symptoms because it can't perfectly collect patient data. You shouldn't trust them completely. If you have stomach symptoms, please consult a gastroenterologist in a large public hospital for regular diagnosis and treatment.
In view of the "intestinal metaplasia" with obvious stomach symptoms, it is recommended to review the gastroscope once every six months.
My parents are about 70 years old. I sincerely wish the good old parents in the world good health!