Prevalence of gastric precancerous lesions in Ardabil, a high incidence province for gastric adenocarcinoma in the northwest of Iran

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Reza Malekzadeh · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Masoud Sotoudeh · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Mohammad H. Derakhshan · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Javad Mikaeli · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Abbas Yazdanbod · Ardabil University of Medical Sciences

Shahin Merat · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Ali Yoonessi

Abstract

Endoscopic screening for upper gastrointestinal diseases was feasible and well tolerated in Ardabil, Iran. Most subjects showed H pylori infection. Atrophic gastritis, reactive atypia, and intestinal metaplasia were common in antrum, corpus, and cardia subsites.

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Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments

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Published in: Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volume 57, Issue 1, pp. 37-42

DOI: 10.1136/jcp.57.1.37

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Prevalence of gastric precancerous lesions in Ardabil, a high incidence province for gastric adenocarcinoma in the northwest of Iran

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