Intestinal metaplasia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Negative for Helicobacter pylori infection. 2) Non-gastric mucosal atrophy on endoscopy. 3) Sporadic or regional mucosal abnormality related to gastritis. Then, biopsy is performed to rule out gastric cancer. 4) Over 20 year old. 5) Informed consent about this research has been obtained with participants in writing form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Difficult case to evaluate pathological features. 2) Patients with high risk of bleeding. 3) Inappropriate case for this research.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The incidence of intestinal metaplasia in gastritis-like lesion in the Helicobacter pylori-naive stomach. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) The incidence of cancer in gastritis-like lesion in the Helicobacter pylori-naive stomach. 2) The difference in clinicopathological characteristics between patients with and without gastric intestinal metaplasia. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Shimane University Hospital Gastroenterology