Intestinal metaplasia (IM) occurs when the body replaces the cells that line the upper digestive tract (including the stomach and esophagus) with cells that line the intestines. When IM happens in ...

Objective The presence of intestinal metaplasia (IM) is a risk factor for gastric cancer. However, it is still controversial whether IM itself is precancerous or paracancerous. Here, we aimed to ...

Background and aims Gastric intestinal metaplasia (IM) is common in the gastric epithelium of patients with chronic atrophic gastritis. CDX2 activation in IM is driven by reflux of bile acids and ...

These include peptic ulcers, acute and atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, gastric adenocarcinoma and gastric B-cell lymphoma. Various bacterial virulence factors are associated with the ...

(18) developed and validated a nomogram model for the diagnosis of gastric low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia (LGIN) in patients with chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) who underwent gastroscopy biopsy ...

Recovery from your gastric bypass surgery takes about three to six weeks. That said, your "real" recovery lasts a lifetime. This is because right after surgery you must adopt strict eating and ...

12 Cancer Research UK Familial Gastric Cancer Study, University Department of Oncology ... In most prophylactic gastrectomies reported so far, intestinal metaplasia and H pylori infection are absent ...

1 Department of Gastroenterology, The Second People’s Hospital of Hefei, Bengbu Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China 2 Department of Gastroenterology, The Second People’s Hospital of Hefei, Hefei, ...

Intestinal worms often lead to gastrointestinal symptoms, like diarrhea, because they live in your digestive tract. Other symptoms, such as a skin rash or problems breathing, also can occur, depending ...