Intestinal metaplasia of the gastric cardia: A study from Turkey
Date
2002Author
Kaymakoglu, S
Dincer, D
Sahin, E
Demir, K
Cevikbas, U
Mungan, Z
Boztas, G
Ozdil, S
Cakaloglu, Y
Okten, A
Tuncer, I
Besisik, F
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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.
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