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DOI: 10.1055/a-2703-2842
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Correction: Barnacle-like lesions in the gastric mucosa: Clinicopathological study of a novel endoscopic finding

Authors

  • Aya Sunago

    1   Health Care Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center, Okayama, Japan
  • Takahisa Murao

    1   Health Care Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center, Okayama, Japan
  • Ken Haruma

    2   General Internal Medicine 2, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan (Ringgold ID: RIN12864)
  • Maki Ayaki

    3   Gastroenterology and Hepatology, HITO Medical Center, Shikokuchuou, Japan
  • Noriaki Manabe

    4   Division of Endoscopy and Ultrasonography, Department of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan (Ringgold ID: RIN12864)
  • Minoru Fujita

    4   Division of Endoscopy and Ultrasonography, Department of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan (Ringgold ID: RIN12864)
  • Takashi Akiyama

    5   Pathology, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center, Okayama, Japan
  • Mitsuhiko Suehiro

    2   General Internal Medicine 2, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan (Ringgold ID: RIN12864)
  • Hirofumi Kawamoto

    2   General Internal Medicine 2, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan (Ringgold ID: RIN12864)
  • Kazuhiko Inoue

    6   Health Care Medicine, Junpukai Health Maintenance Center, Okayama, Japan
  • Katsuhiro Mabe

    7   Gastroenterology, Mabe Goryokaku Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinic, Hakodate, Japan
  • Eiichiro Kanda

    8   Health Care Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan
  • Tomoari Kamada

    1   Health Care Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center, Okayama, Japan
 

    10.1055/a-2645-7506

    In the above-mentioned article Table 1 was corrected.

    Table 1 Clinicopathological features of patients with and without barnacle-like lesions.

    Barnacle-like lesion (+)

    Barnacle-like lesion (−)

    P value

    Data are presented as n or mean ± standard deviation.

    *C1 vs. other grades of atrophy.
    Mild (closed) vs. severe (open) atrophy.
    Uninfected vs. other infection status.

    Patients

    66

    347

    Male/female

    31/35

    174/173

    0.69

    Age, years

    60.2 ± 12.2

    56.7 ± 13.1

    0.055

    Grade of gastric atrophy

    • C1 (no atrophy)

    0

    221

    < 0.001*

    • Mild (closed, C2+C3)

    53

    74

    < 0.001

    • Severe (open, O1+O2+O3)

    13

    52

    H. pylori infection

    • Uninfected

    0

    209

    < 0.001

    • Previous

    65

    107

    • Current

    1

    31

    This was corrected in the online version on 19.09.2025.


    Conflict of Interest

    The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

    Correspondence

    Dr. Takahisa Murao
    Health Care Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center
    2-6-1, Nakasange, Kita-Ku
    700-8505 Okayama
    Japan   

    Publication History

    Article published online:
    19 September 2025

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    Bibliographical Record
    Aya Sunago, Takahisa Murao, Ken Haruma, Maki Ayaki, Noriaki Manabe, Minoru Fujita, Takashi Akiyama, Mitsuhiko Suehiro, Hirofumi Kawamoto, Kazuhiko Inoue, Katsuhiro Mabe, Eiichiro Kanda, Tomoari Kamada. Correction: Barnacle-like lesions in the gastric mucosa: Clinicopathological study of a novel endoscopic finding. Endosc Int Open 2025; 13: a27032842.
    DOI: 10.1055/a-2703-2842