Publications by authors named "Alice Bourget"
Long-Term Follow-up of Gastric Precancerous Lesions in a Low GC Incidence Area.
Clin Transl Gastroenterol
December 2020
Introduction: Data on the evolution of gastric precancerous lesions (GPL), especially in countries of a Low gastric cancer incidence area are limited. Our objective was to study a long-term evolution of GPL in France.
Methods: All the patients diagnosed with GPL (atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia [IM], and dysplasia) between 2000 and 2015 and fulfilling criteria for evolution assessment (at least 2 endoscopies, minimal follow-up of 6 months, and at least 2 biopsies obtained from the antrum and corpus) were included.
Article Synopsis
- Surveillance of gastric precancerous lesions (GPL) in France has limited real-life data, leading to an investigation of endoscopic management practices for patients diagnosed with GPL from 2000 to 2015.
- Of 16,764 upper endoscopy patients, 507 (3.2%) were found to have GPL, with intestinal metaplasia (IM) being the most common lesion (79%) and a notable decrease in Helicobacter pylori infection correlated with older age and more severe GPL.
- Only 28% of patients underwent follow-up endoscopies, and the study concluded that better adherence to guidelines could enhance GPL management in clinical practice.