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What To Know About Intestinal Metaplasia (IM)
Intestinal metaplasia does not cause any symptoms by itself, but having it may increase your risk of stomach or esophageal cancer. Genetic factors, diet, and gut bacteria can all contribute to the ...
gut.bmj1mon
Relative risk of dysplasia for patients with intestinal metaplasia in the distal oesophagus and in the gastric cardia
BACKGROUND Biopsy specimens obtained from the gastro-oesophageal junction can reveal intestinal metaplasia in patients presenting for routine upper endoscopy. The site of biopsy may play a critical ...
gut.bmj1mon
Intestinal metaplasia at the squamocolumnar junction in patients attending for diagnostic gastroscopy
Barrett’s oesophagus is the major risk factor. Intestinal metaplasia at the squamocolumnar junction in the absence of Barrett’s oesophagus is common but its relation to adenocarcinoma and ...
rmdopen.bmj1y
Fat metaplasia on MRI of the sacroiliac joints increases the propensity for disease progression in the spine of patients with spondyloarthritis
Objective We tested the hypothesis that fat metaplasia on MRI of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) increases the propensity for new bone formation in the spine of patients with spondyloarthritis. Methods We ...