Diagnosis and Management of Epithelial Precancerous Conditions and Lesions in the Stomach

Chronic atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia are associated with higher gastric cancer risk and guidelines recommend endoscopic surveillance, as diagnosis of early gastric neoplasia allows endoscopic resection. This review summarizes the current approach to the diagnosis and surveillance of pre-malignant gastric conditions and endoscopic treatment of early gastric cancer. Virtual chromoendoscopy can diagnose extensive gastric metaplasia...