Relationship between endoscopic and histologic gastric atrophy and intestinal metaplasia.

Background: The severity of endoscopic gastric atrophy (EGA), high-stage Operative Link on Gastritis Assessment (OLGA) gastritis (i.e., stage III or IV), and extensive intestinal metaplasia (IM) with incomplete subtype have been separately reported as high-risk factors of gastric cancer (GC).

Clinical, endoscopic and pathogical characteristics of early-onset colorectal cancer in Vietnamese.

Background: The Asia Pacific consensus for colorectal cancer (CRC) recommends that screening programs should begin by the age of 50. However, there have been reports about increasing incidence of CRC at a younger age (i.e.

The severity of endoscopic gastric atrophy could help to predict Operative Link on Gastritis Assessment gastritis stage.

Background And Aims: The aims of the present study were to evaluate the role of moderate-to-severe endoscopic gastric atrophy (EGA) on predicting Operative Link on Gastritis Assessment (OLGA) gastritis stage, and to assess the association of high-stage OLGA gastritis with gastric neoplasia in patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 280 dyspeptic outpatients. EGA was assessed according to the Kimura-Takemoto classification.