Duodenal biopsy specimens were graded according to the updated
Sydney System (12).
In daily practice, extensive biopsy protocol is not practical and mapping biopsies according to the updated
Sydney system is currently recommended for patients with gastritis [5].
The
Sydney system, used for reporting chronic gastritis which was given in 1990 and updated in 1994 includes an important component of presence or otherwise of H.
Histopathologic findings (chronic inflammation, activity, atrophy, intestinal metaplasia) based on the visual analog scale of the updated
Sydney System (25) were graded (none = 0, mild = 1, moderate = 2, severe = 3).
Among the 39 cases of chronic superficial gastritis, histological grading according to revised
Sydney system was done.
Classification and grading of gastritis: the updated
Sydney system: international workshop on the histopathology of gastritis, Houston 1994.
For those interested details of the
Sydney system are available at www.metromonorail.com.au.
In 1997-1998 a major evaluation of the leadership and management cycles in the
Sydney system of schools was undertaken by national and international researchers.
The Updated
Sydney System. Am J Surg Pathol 1996; 20: 1161-1181.
pylori) status and CAG subtypes as specified in the
Sydney System for Gastritis Classification.
In this study, we used the
Sydney system grading of chronic gastritis for grading of chronicity, activity, and H.
Descriptive statistics were used to describe the results and in cases having gastritis, histo- pathological variables were graded according to updated
Sydney system of gastritis7.