Intestinal metaplasia of the gastric cardia: A study from Turkey

Dincer D., Besisik F., Sahin E., DEMİR K., Tuncer I., Cevikbas U., ...More

HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.49, no.46, pp.1153-1156, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49 Issue: 46
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Journal Name: HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1153-1156
  • Keywords: cardia, intestinal metaplasia, ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION, HELICOBACTER-PYLORI, BARRETTS-ESOPHAGUS, ADENOCARCINOMA, CANCER, PREVALENCE, DISEASE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background/Aims: We aimed to investigate the prevalence of intestinal metaplasia in the cardia of a patient group with high incidence of Helicobacter pylori infection presenting for elective upper endoscopy. We also re-evaluated the relation between intestinal metaplasia in the cardia and gastroesophageal reflux disease, smoking, alcohol history, H. pylori infection, Barrett's, esophagus and intestinal metaplasia elsewhere in the stomach.