Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD 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 ...

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 ...

Intestinal metaplasia is not required for clonal progression. Metaplastic columnar epithelium without goblet cells (‘cardia-type’) and columnar epithelium with goblet cells (‘intestinal metaplasia’) ...

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It is generally believed that gastric cancer is a multi-step progression from chronic gastritis to gastric atrophy, intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia and cancer. Early gastric cancer is defined as ...

pylori colonization, and acts synergistically with H. pylori to cause gastritis and intestinal metaplasia. Options for diagnosing EGR include hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HIDA) scans or endoscopy. The ...

It is defined in the United States as intestinal metaplasia. Roughly 30 million people in North America have GERD. It is the most common chronic gastrointestinal disease. About 5 percent of patients ...

Keratinising squamous cell metaplasia (KSCM) is an uncommon diagnosis in the West. Patients typically present with lower urinary tract symptoms: haematuria (visible and non-visible), dysuria, urgency ...

She edits and prepares scientific manuscripts and grant proposals for submission. Intestinal metaplasia (IM) occurs when the body replaces the cells that line the upper digestive tract (including ...