Intestinal metaplasia is a condition in which the cells that create the lining of the stomach change into intestinal epithelial cells. It’s considered a precancerous condition. ESGE guideline 2019: Patients with mild to moderate atrophy/intestinal metaplasia only in antrum do not need follow-up (evidence level 4, recommendation grade D). Reference: Shah, S. C., Gupta, S., Li, ..
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The Vienna Classification of Gastrointestinal Epithelial Neoplasia was the first attempt at standardisation of the different histologic criteria between West and East. It is made up in categories each giving a suggestion for clinical management. References: Dixon MF. Gastrointestinal epithelial neoplasia: Vienna revisited. Gut. 2002;51(1):130‐131. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.130 Schlemper RJ, Riddell RH, Kato Y, et al. The Vienna ..
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