Gastric Cancer - Intestinal Metaplasia - Endoscopy (3 of 7)

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It still remains controversial whether gastric mucosal atrophy and intestinal metaplasia are reversible after eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection. Another complication of H pylori gastritis is the development of gastric carcinomas, especially in individuals who develop extensive atrophy and intestinal metaplasia of the gastric mucosa. Although the relationship between H pylori and gastritis is constant, only a small proportion of individuals infected with H pylori develop gastric cancer. The incidence of gastric cancer usually parallels the incidence of H pylori infection in countries with a high incidence of gastric cancer and is consistent with H pylori being the cause of the precursor lesion, chronic atrophic gastritis.

tags: atrophy gastric cancer gastroscopy helicobacter pylori intestinal metaplasia

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