Open AccessRegression of gastric intestinal metaplasia after the eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection in a hospital in Mexico
Author(s) -
Jaime Alberto Sánchez Cuén,
Ana Bertha Irineo Cabrales,
Gregorio Bernal Magaña,
Felipe de Jesús Peraza-Garay
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2016.4194/2016
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , intestinal metaplasia , helicobacter pylori , metaplasia , endoscopy , gastritis , biopsy , spirillaceae , antrum , stomach
Intestinal metaplasia is a precursor lesion of gastric cancer. Infection by Helicobacter pylori is the principal cause of metaplasia. While evidence of the regression of metaplasia after treatment to eradicate this infection has been demonstrated, controversy remains with regard to this subject.