Why is it important to detect atrophic gastritis and gastric intestinal metaplasia? What is the proper way to do it?

Gastric intestinal metaplasia and atrophic gastritis are a known recancerous condition (PCC) of the stomach, meaning that patients with PCC are at risk for gastric cancer and so, diagnosis and risk categorization for these patients is relevant. The aim of this review is to provide an update regardin...

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Autores: Sarem, Muhannad, Corti, Rodolfo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Perú
Institución:Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
Repositorio:Revista de Gastroenterología del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistagastroperu.com:article/1126
Acceso en línea:https://revistagastroperu.com/index.php/rgp/article/view/1126
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gastritis atrófica
Metaplasia
Condiciones precancerosas
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Sumario:Gastric intestinal metaplasia and atrophic gastritis are a known recancerous condition (PCC) of the stomach, meaning that patients with PCC are at risk for gastric cancer and so, diagnosis and risk categorization for these patients is relevant. The aim of this review is to provide an update regarding the problem, diagnosis, and management of PCCs with an emphasis on the role of appropriate endoscopic detection.