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Prevalence of gastric precancerous lesions in Ardabil, a high incidence province for gastric adenocarcinoma in the northwest of Iran

2003; BMJ; Volume: 57; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/jcp.57.1.37

ISSN

1472-4146

Autores

Reza Malekzadeh, Masoud Sotoudeh, Mohammad H. Derakhshan, Javad Mikaeli, Abbas Yazdanbod, Shahin Merat, Ali Yoonessi, Seyed Mohammad Tavangar, B Ardakani Abedi, Rasoul Sotoudehmanesh, Akram Pourshams, Ali Asgari, S Doulatshahi, Behrooz Z. Alizadeh, Shahnam Arshi, A Madjidpoor, S Mir Moomen, DE Fleischer,

Tópico(s)

Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments

Resumo

Ardabil Province, in northwestern Iran, has the highest rate of gastric (predominantly cardia) adenocarcinoma in Iran. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of endoscopic screening and to look for associated Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric precancerous lesions.

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