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ArticleRadiology and oncology2018

Premalignant Gastric Lesions in Patients Included in National Colorectal Cancer Screening.

Bojan Tepes, Maja Seruga, Miroslav Vujasinovic, Dejan Urlep, Liljana Ljepovic, Jurecic Nataša Brglez, Alenka Forte, Ljubec Anita Kek, Miha Skvarc

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Article in Radiology and oncology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Bojan TepesAbacus Medico, Diagnostic Center Rogaška, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia.
Maja SerugaGeneral Hospital Murska Sobota, Murska Sobota, Slovenia.
Miroslav VujasinovicGeneral Hospital Slovenj Gradec, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia.
Dejan UrlepDiagnostic Center Bled, Bled, Slovenia.
Liljana LjepovicDiagnostic Center Bled, Bled, Slovenia.
Jurecic Nataša BrglezGeneral Hospital Trbovlje, Trbovlje, Slovenia.
Alenka ForteMC Heliks, Trbovlje, Slovenia.
Ljubec Anita KekMC Rogaška, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia.
Miha SkvarcIMI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
IEDC-Bled School of Management · SIRogaška Medical Centre · SIGeological Survey of Slovenia · SIPomurski muzej Murska Sobota · SIŠolski center Slovenj Gradec · SIUniversity of Ljubljana · SI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGastric cancer is the fifth most common malignancy in the world with almost one million new cases annually. Helicobacter pylori infection causes 89% of all gastric cancers. Premalignant lesions (atrophy and intestinal metaplasia) develop after several decades of inflammation. Secondary prevention with gastroscopy is possible, but it is costly and has a low compliance rate. Alternative procedures like serology testing for pepsinogen I and II and pepsinogen I/II ratio are available to select patients for surveillance gastroscopies. PATIENTS AND

methodsIn seven outpatient endoscopic units, 288 patients (154 men; 53.5%), average age 60.68 years, tested positive in National colorectal cancer screening programme SVIT, were included in the study. Gastropanel (BioHit, Finland) was used as a serologic biopsy method.

resultsWe found 24 patients (12 men, mean age 63.7 years) with pepsinogen (pepsinogen I/II < 3 and/or pepsinogen I < 30 μg/L). Premalignant changes were found on gastric biopsies in 21 patients (7.3% incidence). Operative Link on Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia Assessment (OLGIM) ≥ 1 was found in 20 patients; Operative Link for Gastritis Assessment (OLGA) ≥ 1 was found in 19 patients. Combined accuracy for preneoplastic lesions in Gastropanel positive patients was 87.5%. H. pylori seropositivity was found in 219 patients (76%). Only 24% of our population had normal results.

conclusionsGastropanel test has proven to be a reliable non-invasive test for advanced gastric preneoplastic lesions that can select patients for further gastroscopy. We found high H. pylori seropositivity in older age groups in Slovenia.

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atrophygastric cancergastropanelHelicobacer pyloriintestinal metaplasia

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PMID29520200
PMCPMC5839076
OpenAlexW2773991445

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