Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia and Its Rapid Progression Toward Gastric Adenocarcinoma: A Call for Clear Patient Management and Awareness.

Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. () infection is known to cause gastric adenocarcinoma in a stepwise fashion. Gastric intestinal metaplasia is a known premalignant stage.

Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Systemic Sclerosis.

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by fibroproliferative alterations of the microvasculature leading to fibrosis and loss of function of the skin and internal organs. Gastrointestinal manifestations of SSc are the most commonly encountered complications of the disease affecting nearly 90% of the SSc population. Among these complications, the esophagus and the anorectum are the most commonly affected.