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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2010

Short-segment Barrett's esophagus and cardia intestinal metaplasia: A comparative analysis.

Ying Chang, Bin Liu, Gui-Sheng Liu, Tao Wang, Jun Gong

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Ying ChangDigestive Endoscopic Center, Shanghai Sixth Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Yishan Road 600, Shanghai 200233, China. mulan929@hotmail.com
Bin Liu
Gui-Sheng Liu
Tao Wang
Jun Gong
Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimto investigate the endoscopy and histology of short-segment Barrett's esophagus (SSBE) and cardia intestinal metaplasia (CIM), and their correlation with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

methodsbiopsy specimens were taken from 32 SSBE patients and 41 CIM patients with normal appearance of the esophagogastric junction. Eight biopsy specimens from the lower esophagus, cardia, and gastric antrum were stained with hematoxylin/eosin, Alcian blue/periodic acid-Schiff, Alcian blue/high iron diamine and Gimenez dye. Results were graded independently by one pathologist.

resultsthe SSBE patients were younger than the CIM patients (P < 0.01). The incidence of dysplasia and incomplete intestinal metaplasia subtype was higher in SSBE patients than in CIM patients (P < 0.01). H. pylori infection was correlated with antral intestinal metaplasia (P < 0.05), but not with reflux symptomatic, endoscopic, or histological markers of GERD in CIM patients. SSBE was correlated with reflux symptomatic and endoscopic esophagitis (P < 0.01), but not with H. pylori infection and antral intestinal metaplasia.

conclusiondysplasia risk is significantly greater in SSBE patients than in CIM patients. CIM is a manifestation of H. pylori-associated and multifocal atrophic gastritis, whereas SSBE may result from GERD.

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Barrett EsophagusCardiaEndoscopyGastroesophageal RefluxHelicobacter InfectionsHumansIntestinesMetaplasiaRisk Factors

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PMID21182233
PMCPMC3012569
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