Short-segment Barrett’s esophagus and cardia intestinal metaplasia: A comparative analysis

Table 4 Relation between Helicobacter pylori infection and antral intestinal metaplasia in short-segment Barrett’s esophagus and cardia intestinal metaplasia patients n (%)

Patients	n	Cardia H. pylori infection	Antral IM	Antral H. pylori infection
CIM	41	18 (43.9)	21 (51.2)	20 (48.8)
SSBE	32	5 (15.6)a	4 (12.5)b	7 (21.9)a

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs cardia intestinal metaplasia (CIM). Eight biopsy specimens taken from the lower esophagus, cardia, and gastric antrum were stained with Alcian blue/periodic acid-Schiff (pH 2.5) and Gimenez dyes, respectively. The incidence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and antral intestinal metaplasia (IM) was lower in short-segment Barrett’s esophagus (SSBE) patients than in CIM patients (^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01).