Is Gastric Xanthelasma an Alarming Endoscopic Marker for Advanced Atrophic Gastritis and Intestinal Metaplasia?

Koksal, Aydin; Suna, Nuretdin; Kalkan, Ismail; Eminler, Ahmet; Sakaogullari, Sukran; Turhan, Nesrin; Saygili, Fatih; Kuzu, Ufuk; Oztas, ERKİN; Parlak, Erkan

doi:10.1007/s10620-016-4210-6

Is Gastric Xanthelasma an Alarming Endoscopic Marker for Advanced Atrophic Gastritis and Intestinal Metaplasia?

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Koksal A. S., Suna N., Kalkan I. H., Eminler A. T., Sakaogullari S. Z., Turhan N., ...More

DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES, vol.61, no.10, pp.2949-2955, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 61 Issue: 10
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1007/s10620-016-4210-6
Journal Name: DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.2949-2955
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The clinical significance of gastric xanthelasmas is unknown. We conducted a case-control study in order to evaluate whether gastric xanthelasma is an indicator of advanced atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia.