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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

In 1728, a German physician named Georg Ernst Stahl first used the term "gastritis" to describe inflammation of the inner lining of the stomach. [*REF: Szabo IL, Cseko K, Czimmer J, Mozsik G. Diagnosis of gastritis – Review from early pathological evaluation to present day management. Mozsik G, ed. Current Topics in Gastritis - 2012. Rijeka, Croatia: In Tech; 2012. Chap 1.]

Historical Perspective

• (1728) George Stahl: first noted inflammation of the inner lining of the stomach as “gastritis”
• (1771) Giovanni Morgagni: described "erosive" and "ulcerating gastritis"
• (1855) Baron Carl von Rokitansky: described "hypertrophic gastritis"
• (1870) Samuel Fenwick: described gastric atrophy
• (1944) Warren & Meissner: described intestinal metaplasia as feature of chronic gastritis
• (1947) Sir Ian Jeffreys Wood: first gastric biopsy done with semiflexible biopsy tube, "Gastritis" defined by histopathology
• (1956) Louis Streifeneder and Eddy Palmer: Introduction of flexible fibre optic endoscope
• (1990s-2000s) Introduction of various classification systems including Sydney and OLGA systems