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Light-NBI to identify high-risk phenotypes for gastric adenocarcinoma: do we still need biopsies?
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2016
Lage Jorge, Pimentel-Nunes Pedro, Figueiredo Pedro C, Libanio Diogo, Ribeiro Iolanda, Jacome Manuel, Afonso Luis, Dinis-Ribeiro Mario
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Early diagnosis of gastric cancer may be achieved through surveillance of patients with extensive gastric intestinal metaplasia (eGIM). However, diagnosis of eGIM generally implies histology. We aimed at determining the accuracy of high-resolution endoscopy with light-narrow band imaging (NBI) to assess the presence of eGIM on a per-patient basis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prospective cohort of 60 patients...
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