Assessment of intestinal metaplasia at the lesser curvature guides mapping biopsies strategy
In regions with limited clinical resources, priority should be given to the evaluation of IM at the lesser curvature. Patients with IM at the corpus lesser curvature are suggested to undergo mapping biopsies. In the absence of IM at the antral lesser curvature, mapping biopsies may be safely omitted.
Authors
- Mingjun Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7749-9212)
- Mingru Liu
- Xiao Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9291-6889)
- Xiuli Zuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3369-7559)
Institutions
- National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases (CN)
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00365521.2025.2561058
- Primary Topic
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00