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Atrophic retinal holes are full thickness retina breaks often existing in the peripheral retina. They are the result of atrophic changes within the sensory retina that are not induced by vitreous adhesions. Often, these lesions are found in association with lattice degeneration.
Background. Atrophic gastritis is a histopathologic entity characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa with loss of gastric glandular cells and replacement by intestinal-type epithelium, pyloric-type glands, and fibrous tissue.he second is multifocal atrophic gastritis. Involvement of the corpus, fundus, and gastric antrum with progressive development of gastric atrophy (ie, loss of gastric glands) and partial replacement of gastric glands by intestinal-type epithelium (intestinal metaplasia) characterize multifocal atrophic gastritis.