Clinical epidemiology and outcomes of patients with gastric intestinal metaplasia in the Los Angeles County System.

Preeti PrakashShailavi JainHarry TrieuKenneth ChowDeepthi KarunasiriTom LiangEvan YungHolli MasonHongying TanJames H Tabibian

Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2023)

In a predominantly minority population with biopsy-proven GIM, there was a 5% incidence of GAC on index EGD. Though progression to neither dysplasia nor GAC was detected, there was significant variability in endoscopic sampling and surveillance practices.

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