BACKGROUND Biopsy specimens obtained from the gastro-oesophageal junction can reveal intestinal metaplasia in patients presenting for routine upper endoscopy. The site of biopsy may play a critical ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Intestinal metaplasia (IM) occurs when the body replaces the cells that line the upper ...

Histologic reports should include presence of intestinal metaplasia and presence and grade of dysplasia. Testing and treating H pylori infection in patients with BE is controversial. Currently ...

Objective An international meeting was organised to develop consensus on (1) the landmarks to define the gastro-oesophageal junction (GOJ), (2) the occurrence and pathophysiological significance of ...

Esophageal adenocarcinoma arising from Barrett's metaplasia has regional variations in the west. Gastroenterology 122(2), 588-590 (2002). Haggitt RC. Barrett's esophagus, dysplasia and adenocarcinoma.

Although the full picture of chronic bronchopulmonary dysplasia is invariable only ... continued necrosis, metaplasia, basement-membrane thickening, atelectasis and failure of the alveoli to ...

Objective We tested the hypothesis that fat metaplasia on MRI of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) increases the propensity for new bone formation in the spine of patients with spondyloarthritis. Methods We ...

Chondroectodermal dysplasia is a hereditary condition. A physical exam and X-rays are used to diagnose chondroectodermal dysplasia and monitor associated symptoms, like knock-knee. Up to 50 percent of ...