Waist circumference is a stronger predictor of obesity-related cancer risk than BMI in men, but not in women, due to ...

Apart from long-segment and short-segment BE, intestinal metaplasia may also occur at the esophagogastric junction and the gastric cardia. In a landmark study conducted by Spechler and colleagues ...

Some specimens showed only esophageal mucosa in cases biopsied in the region of the gastric cardia. The gastroscopist realized in several cases that he might have taken esophageal tissue rather ...

in order to avoid confusion with mucosa of the gastric cardia. It was subsequently found that intestinal metaplasia could occur in the distal 2-3 cm of the esophagus as well; this form of ...

The study analysed data from 339,190 individuals collected from various Swedish populations who had undergone health assessments with BMI and WC assessments from 1981-2019 (61% objectively ...

How might it impact on clinical practice in the foreseeable future? Endoscopic and pathological examination of the gastric cardia may need to be more rigorous in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease ...

The three-day event features hands-on training, scientific symposia, and lectures on emerging endoscopic therapies ...

Cancer is the second leading cause of death among local residents, after cardia-cerebrovascular disease. Lung, colorectal and thyroid cancers are the most prevalent, the Shanghai Health Commission ...

The stomach, which is located in the abdomen between the oesophagus and the duodenum, is composed of four parts: the cardia, fundus, body and pylorus. It is responsible for food digestion and ...

Turmeric and magnesium are popular dietary supplements with several potential health benefits. Turmeric is known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects that may support joint, respiratory, ...