Role of pre-existing incomplete intestinal metaplasia in gastric adenocarcinoma: A retrospective case series analysis.

Background: Risk stratification for patients with gastric precancerous lesions for endoscopic surveillance remains controversial.

Aim: To analysis of patients having developed gastric adenocarcinoma during the period of follow-up.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study on patients having undergone upper endoscopy prior to the development of gastric adenocarcinoma.

Biopsy Sampling in Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Survey from 10 Tertiary Referral Centres Across Europe.

Background: Guidelines give robust recommendations on which biopsies should be taken when there is endoscopic suggestion of gastric inflammation. Adherence to these guidelines often seems arbitrary. This study aimed to give an overview on current practice in tertiary referral centres across Europe.

Fatty liver index and hepatic steatosis index for prediction of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in type 1 diabetes.

Background And Aim: Little is known about the diagnostic value of hepatic steatosis index (HSI) and fatty liver index (FLI), as well as their link to metabolic syndrome in type 1 diabetes mellitus. We have screened the effectiveness of FLI and HSI in an observational pilot study of 40 patients with type 1 diabetes.

Methods: FLI and HSI were calculated for 201 patients with type 1 diabetes.