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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2020; 26(26): 3834-3850
Published online Jul 14, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i26.3834
Published online Jul 14, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i26.3834
Helicobacter pylori-induced inflammation masks the underlying presence of low-grade dysplasia on gastric lesions
Alba Panarese, Endrit Shahini, Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, National Institute of Gastroenterology "S De Bellis", Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte 70013, Italy
Raffaele Armentano, Maria Lucia Caruso, Sergio Coletta Department of Clinical Pathology, National Institute of Gastroenterology "S De Bellis", Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte 70013, Italy
Pedro Pimentel-Nunes, Center for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, Faculty of Medicine, Porto 4200072, Portugal
Pedro Pimentel-Nunes, Surgery and Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto 4200072, Portugal
Enzo Ierardi, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari 70124, Italy
Francesco Pesce, Nephrology Section, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari 70124, Italy
Marco Vincenzo Lenti, First Department of Internal Medicine, San Matteo Hospital Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy
Valeria Palmitessa, Laboratory of Microbiology and Virology, National Institute of Gastroenterology "S De Bellis", Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte 70013, Italy
Endrit Shahini, Giovanni Galatola Gastroenterology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, Turin 10121, Italy
Author contributions: Panarese A and Shahini E were the guarantor and designed the study; Panarese A, Palmitessa V, Coletta S, and Shahini E participated in the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of the data; Panarese A and Shahini E drafted the initial manuscript; all authors revised the article critically for important intellectual content.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Committees on Ethics of Italy State National Institute of Gastroenterology “S De Bellis”.
Informed consent statement: Patients details have been removed from these case descriptions to ensure anonymity.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There are no conflicts of interest to report.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Alba Panarese, MD, Chief Doctor, Research Scientist, Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, National Institute of Gastroenterology "S De Bellis", Research Hospital, Via Turi n. 27, Castellana Grotte 70013, Italy. alba.panarese@irccsdebellis.it
Received: March 18, 2020
Peer-review started: March 18, 2020
First decision: May 21, 2020
Revised: June 20, 2020
Accepted: June 30, 2020
Article in press: June 30, 2020
Published online: July 14, 2020
Peer-review started: March 18, 2020
First decision: May 21, 2020
Revised: June 20, 2020
Accepted: June 30, 2020
Article in press: June 30, 2020
Published online: July 14, 2020
Core Tip
Core tip: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is commonly responsible for precancerous gastric conditions. Heterogeneous long-term endoscopic follow-up studies (2-16 years), have shown conflicting results on the efficacy of H. pylori eradication in reducing the prevalence and histological progression of advanced precancerous gastric conditions. High-Resolution white-light endoscopy combined with narrow-band imaging allows for a more accurate diagnosis of gastric low-grade dysplasia when performed soon after H. pylori eradication. Subjects with an overlap between autoimmune and H. pylori-induced chronic gastritis should be considered to be at a higher risk for more severe gastric injury and they may require more extensive gastric mapping.