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ArticleBMJ open gastroenterology2019

Analysis of gastric and duodenal biopsy results in patients presenting with dyspepsia: a cross-sectional study in a middle eastern population.

Youssef Ghosn, Mohammed Hussein Kamareddine, Antonios Tawk, Naseem Bou-Ayash, Haneen Bou-Ayash, Nader Mokamer, Rawad Yared, Mouna Aoun, Salem Khoury, George Cortas and 3 more

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Article in BMJ open gastroenterology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Youssef GhosnFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, El-Koura, Lebanon.
Mohammed Hussein KamareddineFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, El-Koura, Lebanon.
Antonios TawkFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, El-Koura, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-5668-7310
Naseem Bou-AyashFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, El-Koura, Lebanon.
Haneen Bou-AyashFaculty of Health and Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Nader MokamerFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, El-Koura, Lebanon.
Rawad YaredSaint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Mouna AounSaint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Salem KhourySaint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
George CortasSaint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Gide JabbourSaint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Khalil BedranSaint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Said FarhatFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, El-Koura, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-8071-4681
Saint George Hospital · LBUniversity of Balamand · LBAmerican University of Beirut · LB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCorrea's cascade is a 'Model for Gastric Cancer Development' described by Peleyo Correa. The reversibility of Correa's cascade remains debatable. The literature contains insufficient data on the specific stage of the cascade during which

designRetrospective cross-sectional study conducted on a middle eastern population at a Lebanese tertiary hospital centre. 1428 patients presenting with dyspepsia underwent gastroscopy with gastric and duodenal biopsies. Variables include age, sex, presence/absence of

resultsBeing above 40 years of age was associated with increased likelihood of exhibiting abnormal gastric biopsy result. Gastritis and metaplasia were detected more frequently than glandular atrophy (p<0.001) with gastritis being present the most (p<0.001). The presence of

conclusionThe burden of

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celiac diseasecorrea’s cascadeduodenal adenocarcinomagastritisH. pylori

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PMID31645989
PMCPMC6781958
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